I've been trying to tag Gerda in the UNESCO Offer tag for quite some time and I finally succeeded . I'll try to do it again because she has cards from two other UNESCO sites that I'm still missing from Belgium. But for now, let me show you Maison Guiette in Antwerpen, Le Corbusier's first commission outside of France, but is one of the lesser-known of his 17 buildings that have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2016.
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Belgian artist and art critic René Guiette asked Le Corbusier to design his studio-cum-residence in Antwerp, after seeing the architect's Pavilion de L'Esprit Nouveau – a temporary structure installed in Paris in 1925. Guiette wrote to Le Corbusier immediately after seeing it. His house was completed in 1927.
As one of the first examples of Modernist architecture in the country, the house is considered particularly important to the evolution of the style in Belgium.
Maison Guiette is an early example of the International Style of Modernism.
The house has had a number of owners over the years. Architect George Baines restored Maison Guiette for Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester, who bought the house in 1983 but was always said to despise the crowds of architectural tourists who gathered outside the property. It was made a protected monument in 1978.
The house has had a number of owners over the years. Architect George Baines restored Maison Guiette for Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester, who bought the house in 1983 but was always said to despise the crowds of architectural tourists who gathered outside the property. It was made a protected monument in 1978.
Maison Guiette is Le Corbusier's only surviving building in Belgium. - in: https://www.dezeen.com
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