Constructed in: 1882
Typology: patrician house
Architect: L. Van Arenbergh
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Just over a decade after designing his own neoclassical mansion at Blijde-Inkomststraat 11 in #Leuven (Vlaams-Brabant), provincial architect Louis Van Arenbergh built a striking row house in sculptural Flemish neo-renaissance style across the street. Part of Leuven's 19th-century grid expansion, the street developed as a bourgeois residential area. It was completed in 1882 after a five-year build. The three-bay, three-storey facade blends Flemish Renaissance ornament (inspired by Hans Vredeman de Vries) with neo-baroque elements, using polychrome brick, hardstone, ceramic tiles, carved wood, and stained glass. A prominent central risalto with herms, balustrades, and a dated gable dominates the richly detailed composition.
