Friday, May 03, 2013

Hanging around Horta's house









Hablar de arquitectura y de modernismo en Bélgica es hablar de Victor Horta. Bruselas está salpicada de su huella en forma de edificios singulares donde combinó funcionalidad con los elementos artísticos característicos del art nouveau de finales del s XIX. La Casa Tassel, la Casa Solvay o la Casa Horta son todas ellas construcciones innovadoras que se caracterizan por ser edificios unifamiliares donde prescindió del pasillo y de las habitaciones en fila creando espacios fluidos y dando un nuevo tratamiento al uso del hierro y del cristal, creando formas vegetales tanto en elementos arquitectónicos como en el mobiliario.
Esta tarde estaremos en el Vide-dressing del Café de la Presse desde las 18.00!!
When you talk about architecture and modernism in Belgium, the name of Victor Horta comes immediately to your mind. Brussels has his mark in almost every street with unique buildings where functionality is combined with artistic elements of art nouveau, the main style of the late XIX century. The Tassel House, the Solvay House or the Horta House are all innovative constructions characterized by single-family buildings where he disregarded the hallway and the rooms in a row creating fluid spaces. He also took a new treatment with the use of iron and glass, creating organic forms both in architectural elements and the furniture.
This evening we'll be at the new edition of the Vide-dressing at Café de la Presse from 18.00! See you all there!

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