Gustave Strauven

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Maison Saint-Cyr

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 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

It is his most important building built between 1901 and 1903 in a baroque-flamboyant style. It was built to be Georges de Saint-Cyr's private residence.

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 almost in ruins.

[edit] More works

Maisons de Mme Spaak, rue Saint-Quentin/Sint-Quintensstraat, 30-32, Brussels, quartier des squares (1899).
Maison Van Dijck, boulevard Clovislaan, 85, Brussels, quartier des squares (1899-1901).
Maison particulière, rue Campenhoutstraat, 51, Brussels, quartier des squares (1901).
Maison de commerce et d’habitation, rue Paul de Jaerstraat, Saint-Gilles (1902).
Maison particulière, rue Souveraine, 52, Ixelles (1902).
Maison particulière, rue Lutherstraat, 28, Brussels, quartier des squares (1902)
Maison Beyens, rue de l’Abdication/Troonsafstandsstraat, 4, Brussels, quartier des squares (1904).
Immeuble à appartements et magasins, avenue Louis Bertrandlaan, 55-65/rue Josaphatstraat 338-340, Schaerbeek (1906).
Maison particulière, chaussée de Wavre/Waversesteenweg, Etterbeek
Maison particulière, avenue des Volontaires, 2, Tournai
Maison particulière, avenue Van Cutsem, 29, Tournai

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Maison Saint-Cyr	House, rue Van Campenhoutstraat 51 in Brussels