No. 07 — Victor Horta
Staircase hall of the Hôtel Tassel
| Artist | Victor Horta, 1861–1947 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1892–1893 |
| Medium | stone, exposed iron structure, murals and stained glass |
| City | Brussels |
| Location | 6 rue Paul-Émile Janson, Ixelles, Brussels — privately owned, generally closed to the public; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 with Horta's other major town houses |
Built for the scientist Émile Tassel and completed in 1893, the Hôtel Tassel is generally cited as the first town house conceived wholly in the Art Nouveau manner.
Its glazed central stairwell lets daylight fall through an open iron staircase whose railings sprout the sinuous 'whiplash' line, echoed in wall murals and floor mosaic.
Its plan also freed the urban interior from load-bearing walls.
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Daylight falling through a glass roof onto a white stone stair wrapped in curling black iron tendrils.
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