{"id":62742,"date":"2025-10-20T13:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/la-maison-saint-cyr-the-baroque-audacity-of-gustave-strauven\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:16:28","slug":"la-maison-saint-cyr-the-baroque-audacity-of-gustave-strauven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/en\/la-maison-saint-cyr-the-baroque-audacity-of-gustave-strauven\/","title":{"rendered":"La Maison Saint-Cyr: the Baroque audacity of Gustave Strauven"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62742\" class=\"elementor elementor-62742 elementor-62710\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9164027 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9164027\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985f817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985f817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>On one of Brussels&#8217; most elegant urban thoroughfares, where Ambiorix Square spreads its foliage like an English garden, stands a fa\u00e7ade that defies all measure. Only four metres wide, but so richly ornamented that it seems to contain the entire soul of the Belle \u00c9poque.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f7ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3f7ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Art Nouveau reached its peak on Ambiorix Square<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d365174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d365174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1903, Gustave Strauven, a prodigy of Brussels architecture at only 23 years of age, created one of his most breathtaking masterpieces here. The Maison Saint-Cyr embodies \u201cBaroque Art Nouveau\u201d: a decorative extravaganza where polychrome bricks compose a chromatic symphony and floral ironwork winds its way with the sensuality of wisteria.<\/p>\n<p>Its sale naturally aroused the enthusiasm of the Belgian media, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtbf.be\/article\/bruxelles-la-maison-saint-cyr-chef-d-uvre-de-l-art-nouveau-avec-sa-facade-unique-est-a-vendre-11615286\">RTBF<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lalibre.be\/economie\/immo\/2025\/10\/14\/une-maison-exceptionnelle-est-a-vendre-a-bruxelles-photos-PJTERKSKZBDSTF7ADRIK5J2VSE\/\">La Libre<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrt.be\/vrtnws\/fr\/2025\/10\/15\/la-maison-saint-cyr-chef-duvre-de-larchitecte-gustave-strauven\/\">VRT NWS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.levif.be\/immo\/maison-saint-cyr-a-vendre-un-joyau-art-nouveau-qui-defie-le-marche-immobilier\/\">Trends Tendances<\/a>, all hailing the rare opportunity to acquire one of the finest examples of European Art Nouveau.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7194ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7194ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A restoration in the form of a tribute<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5360d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5360d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between 2008 and 2019, the residence underwent restoration work that was as much an archaeological quest as it was a declaration of love. The result: 436 square metres where heritage dialogues with contemporary comfort without ever betraying the spirit of the place.<\/p>\n<p>Crossing the threshold on the main floor, you enter a hall where light plays with the stucco and woodwork as if in a painting by Fernand Khnopff. The main living room reveals itself, majestic, supported by dizzyingly high ceilings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f552d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f552d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The art of vertical living<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd67068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd67068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the first floor, the former dining room retains the memory of the Chinese salon it once was, with its orientalist flourishes so beloved at the time. Today, it connects to a kitchen featuring a La Cornue stove, a masterpiece of French culinary craftsmanship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799b97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"799b97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-1-400x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-62718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-1-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-1-scaled.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-1-1200x1800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3d9e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e3d9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second floor houses a spacious 40-square-metre master suite, where the bedroom and palatial bathroom form an intimate retreat. Higher up, two attic bedrooms each have their own shower room, embodying that Brussels elegance that knows how to turn a confined space into a precious setting.<\/p>\n<p>On the fourth floor, a multipurpose room opens onto a large panoramic terrace. Facing the leafy Square Ambiorix, the view takes in one of the most beautiful urban landscapes in Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d483aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d483aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Light as a guiding principle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f253ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f253ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The true genius of this house lies in its luminous verticality. The stairwell under the glass roof and the glass walkways transform movement through the house into an aerial promenade. It is a house of light, a prism of a house where each level benefits from rare natural light.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc25a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fc25a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-2-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-62721\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-2-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Square-Ambiorix-11-1000-Bruxelles-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d711858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d711858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The semi-basement offers a secondary kitchen and a versatile space with multiple possibilities: wine cellar, cinema room, artist&#8217;s studio.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eaef1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0eaef1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A living heritage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39022a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d39022a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Listed as part of Brussels&#8217; architectural heritage, Maison Saint-Cyr is not a static museum. It is a living residence that embraces contemporary life while preserving its identity. It belongs to that rare category of architecture which, through its visionary power, remains eternally modern.<\/p>\n<p>Living here means inhabiting a work of art and writing a new chapter every day in the history of one of the most daring manifestos of European Art Nouveau. A rare privilege, now offered exclusively by Christie&#8217;s International Real Estate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On one of Brussels&#8217; most elegant urban thoroughfares, where Ambiorix Square spreads its foliage like an English garden, stands a fa\u00e7ade that defies all measure. Only four metres wide, but so richly ornamented that it seems to contain the entire soul of the Belle \u00c9poque. 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