Résidence de la Cambre
Résidence de la Cambre
General information
Architectural styleArt Deco
AddressBoulevard Général Jacques / Generaal Jacqueslaan 20
Town or cityB-1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°49′2.33″N 4°22′40.92″E / 50.8173139°N 4.3780333°E / 50.8173139; 4.3780333

The Résidence de la Cambre is the first high-rise building constructed in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1938–39, according to the plans of the architect Marcel Peeters, in a style inspired by New York Art Deco architecture.[1] The 17-story residential tower was listed as a protected monument on 14 July 2005.[2][3][4]

The Résidence de la Cambre stands at 20, boulevard Général Jacques/Generaal Jacqueslaan, near the Place de l'Étoile/Sterrenplein in Ixelles. It is a short walk from La Cambre Abbey and the eastern shores of the Ixelles Ponds, a part of Brussels that is particularly rich in Art Deco architecture.

Architecture

Nicknamed The Chicago Building (French: La tour Chicago) because of its symmetrically stepped profile, the building is primarily made of concrete, but its facade is mainly covered in Boom brick with white stone on the pinnacles, as well as gray stone and Swedish granite on the facing of the ground floor.[5][3] Hergé is said to have used it as inspiration for his portrayal of Chicago in Tintin in America.[6]

Protection status

The building was classified as a protected monument on 14 July 2005, on the initiative of Emir Kir, the mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.[2][3][4] In April 2007, €740,000 were granted by the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region to renovate the facade and roof.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Des immeubles de référence en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - EuroBRU.com - Retrieved July 13, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Belgian official journal, 13 September 2006, p. 46632
  3. 1 2 3 "Ixelles - Résidence de La Cambre - Boulevard Général Jacques 20-20b - PEETERS Marcel". www.irismonument.be. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 F.V., Immeubles à appartements classés (in French), Le Soir,‎ 19 July 2005
  5. ↑ La culture à Ixelles : il suffit de passer le pont... (in French) in Info-Ixelles, no. 17, Brussels, March 2003, p. 15
  6. ↑ Mathieu Ladevèze, Le premier gratte-ciel de Bruxelles classé (in French), La Dernière Heure, 19 July 2005
  7. ↑ Le 1er gratte-ciel bruxellois restauré – La Tribune de Bruxelles – Retrieved July 13, 2007
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