Gustave Strauven
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Gustave Strauven (Schaerbeek, 1878 -Haute Savoie,1919) was a Belgian architect. His father was a gardener from Limbourg and he died in the World War I. He was an art nouveau architect and he liked to use new technologies. He created more than 30 buildings, where he used forged and floral motifs.
He started in Victor Horta's bureau when he was 18 years old. He helped him with the Hôtel van Eetvelde and the Maison du Peuple. Two years later, he spent one year in Zurich.
[edit] Maison Saint-Cyr
Itis his most important building built between 1901 and 1903 in a baroque-flamboyant. It was built to be Georges de Saint-Cyr’s particular hotel.
It's 4 metres long and it has several forges in the façade, which is adorned with geometric motifs and each balcony has a balustrade. The forge mimics vegetation and the decorative elements occupy so many space. The logia of the 4th floor is quite unusual. This building is defined sometines as 'Art Nouveau baroque. And it’s currently in ruins almost.
[edit] More works
- Maisons de Mme Spaak, rue Saint-Quentin, 30-32, Bruxelles, quartier des squares (1899).
- Maison Van Dijck, boulevard Clovis, 85, Bruxelles, quartier des squares (1899-1901).
- Maison particulière, rue Campenhout, 51, Bruxelles, quartier des squares (1901).
- Maison de commerce et d’habitation, rue Paul de Jaer, Saint-Gilles (1902).
- Maison particulière, rue Souveraine, 52, Ixelles (1902).
- Maison particulière, rue Luther, 28, Bruxelles, quartier des squares (1902)
- Maison Beyens, rue de l’Abdication, 4, Bruxelles, quartier des squares (1904).
- Immeuble à appartements et magasins, avenue Louis Bertrand, 55-65/rue Josaphat 338-340, Schaerbeek (1906).
- Maison particulière, chaussée de Wavre, Etterbeek
- Maison particulière, avenue des Volontaires, 2, Tournai
- Maison particulière, avenue Van Cutsem, 29, Tournai
