HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

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GEHLOT
INTRODUCTION

Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta after 1932 ;

6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian
architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described
him as "undoubtedly the key European Art
Nouvea architect ." Horta is considered one of the most
important names in Art Nouveau architecture .
• In 1932 King Albert I Of Belgium conferred on
Horta the title of Baron for his services to the field
of architecture.
• Four of the buildings he designes have been
designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hôtel van Eetvelde, designed and built 1895– Hôtel Tassel, designed and built for Prof.
Émile Tassel in 1892–1893.
1898.

Maison and Atelier Horta, designed in 1898, now the Hôtel Solvay, designed and built 1895–
Horta Museum, dedicated to his work. 1900.
• With the construction of his Hotel Tassel in
Brussels in 1892-3, he is sometimes
credited as the first to introduce the style
too architecture from the decorative arts .

• The "biomorphic whiplash“ style that Horta

promoted deeply influenced architect Hector
Guimard who used it in projects in France and
extended its influence abroad.
FAMOUS WORKS
After Art Nouveau lost favor, many of Horta's
buildings were destroyed, most notably the
Volkshuis (Maison du Peuple), demolished in 1965
.
Most notable are the Winkels/Magasins
Waucquez, formerly a department store, now the
Brussels comic book museum and four of his
private houses (hôtels), which were designated as
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 The Hotel Tassel

The Hotel Tassel is a town house built by Victor

Horta in Brussels for the Belgian scientist and
professor Emile Tassel in 1893–1894.
It is generally considered as the first true Art
Nouvoue building, because of its highly innovative
plan and its ground breaking use of materials and
decoration.
Together with three other town houses of Victor
Horta, including Horta's own house and atelier , it
was put on the 'UNESCO World Heritage List' in
2000. It is located at 6, Rue Paul-Emile Jansonstraat
in Brussels.
Previously it was a residence which was designed in such a way that sunlight enters from front & back of the
building . There was a dome in center which enlight whole building.
 Light come from
Light come from upper cut out
upper cut out

Light come from

back window ,
stairs & upper Light come from
cutout front window

Light come from

upper cut out
 At the Hôtel Tassel Horta definitively broke
with this traditional scheme.
In fact he built a house consisting of three different
parts.
Two rather conventional buildings in brick and natural
stone — one on the side of the street and one on the
side of the garden — were linked by a steel structure
covered with glass. It functions as the connective part
in the spatial composition of the house and contains
staircases and landings that connect the different
rooms and floors. .
Through the glass roof it functions as a light shaft
that brings natural light into the centre of the
building.
In this part of the house, that could also be used
for receiving guests, Horta made the maximum of
his skills as an interior designer.
He designed every single detail; doorhandles,
woodwork, panels and windows in stained
glass, mosaic flooring and the furnishing. Horta
succeeded in integrating the lavish decoration
without masking the general architectural
structures.
• The extensive use of iron as a building
material was new .
• Ceiling beams were also made of
decorative iron work they are a part
of day call.
• Light streams through the stained
glass window & onto the spiral
staircase .
• Stained glass was
manufactured using iron
powder to diffuse the light.
• Horta was quick to
replace gas light with the
latest electric ones
• He also designed his own lamps with
the flower shaped light balls .
• Everything from handrail to
doorknobs to hinges were
specially made using iron .
• All the furniture is in the Art
nouveau style .
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