Interior: Hotel Solvay - carte blanche for Victor Horta (EN)
2025-12-06 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Hotel Solvay, Louizalaan 224, Brussel, 1050, België
The Solvay House is widely regarded as one of Victor Horta’s most significant achievements and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1894, Armand Solvay, the son of industrialist Ernest Solvay, commissioned the Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta to design a residence for him and his family. This house would be constructed on Brussels’ Avenue Louise.
The revolutionary architect Victor Horta broke with all forms of architectural tradition. Every element was rethought by the master builder in terms of technical progress. This is evident in the spatial arrangement, the choice of materials, the heating, ventilation, and lighting.
For the creation of the Solvay House, Horta was given no budgetary constraints, allowing the architect to go to the utmost limits. From the floor plan to the choice of marbles, from the furniture to the chandeliers and carpets, everything in this house bears his signature.
Price: 40 € (this includes the entry ticket and the guided tour)
Attention:

It is not permitted to take photos inside the building.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed by the owners of the building.
Please dress warmly under your coat: coats and bags must be left at the entrance, and not all areas of the building are heated.

Sales conditions

Purchased tickets can be refunded up to a maximum of 15 calendar days before the event.
A handling fee of 2 Euro per ticket will be charged for refunds.
Tickets may be passed on to someone else.

Interior: La Nouvelle Maison – Henry Van de Velde in Tervuren (ENG)
2025-12-14 15:45 - 16:45
La Nouvelle Maison in Tervuren, near Brussels, has recently been restored with the utmost care and love under the direction of architect Guido Stegen.
Architect Henry van de Velde himself moved there with his family in 1927. The house reveals refined details and a subtle colour palette, which have been restored to their original state after almost a century.
In his artistic career, van de Velde is a painter, decorator, designer and finally architect. After an Art Nouveau period, around 1900 he opted for a rational design, resulting in the disappearance of decoration, and a blurred distinction between art and artisanship, which would lead to Bauhaus.
La Nouvelle Maison is the fourth and last house that Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) built for his family. All other houses, designed for the van de Velde-Sèthe family, had a different style.
The style of La Nouvelle Maison is clearly modernist, but in Henry van de Velde’s very personal way, with a lot of attention to mass, particularly accentuated by rounded angels, or as Henry van de Velde himself put it: “An architecture reduced to masses, with a dialogue between open and closed surfaces, an architecture anchored in the earth, as if it were born out of it and rising up.
The house is built in the middle of a triangular plot, the eastern part of which served as an orchard, vegetable garden and bleaching meadow, and the western part as an open landscape, overlooking avenue de Tervurenlaan.
Terms of Sale

Tickets purchased can be refunded up to 15 calendar days before the event.
An administrative fee of €2 per ticket will be deducted upon refund.
Tickets may be transferred to another person.
Please present your ticket to the guide upon arrival without being prompted.
All terms of sale apply.

Other conditions and agreements for a successful visit:

Photography is prohibited: This is a private residence, and we want to respect the owner’s privacy. Photographers can sometimes be so focused on getting the perfect shot that they don’t pay attention to others or the interior, which can cause damage.
Do not lean against the walls: The walls have been carefully treated, and we want to keep them in good condition.
Wear overshoes or walk in socks: This helps to keep the interior clean and undamaged. Korei Guided Tours provides overshoes.
Respect the private nature of the residence: La Nouvelle Maison is not a museum but a private home. Treat the house with respect and do not touch magazines or drawers.
Follow the instructions of the supervisor: If you do not follow the guidelines, the supervisor may address you. Repeated inappropriate behavior can result in the visit being terminated.
Be prepared for rainy weather: Part of the visit takes place in the garden, even in the rain.
