The architect Paul Hankar's own house, built in 1893 at the same time as Horta's Hotel Tassel; together they are counted as the first Art Nouveau buildings. Its facade broke with the symmetrical Beaux-Arts fronts of the street.
- Address
- Rue Defacqz 71, 1060 Saint-Gilles
- Hours
- Exterior only, any time
- Price
- Free (street view only; private building)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look for the sgraffito panels made by Hankar's friend Albert Ciamberlani, painted in tinted plaster
- Read the facade: the ground-floor bow window marked the living room, the small windows over the door the staircase, the large upper bay the studio