Hotel Brion, Strasbourg
N 48° 35.152 E 007° 46.100
32U E 409169 N 5382152
Auguste Brion designed and built this mansion, originally intended for himself. The structure combines a wooden framework with reinforced concrete walls, and the ground floor is made of ashlar (Squared blocks of building stone.)
Waymark Code: WM207F
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 08/13/2007
Views: 78
The façades show a great plasticity, as well as the iron works of the foreyard. The vault's intrados (inner curve of an arch) that sustains the balcony in the central bay is sculptured with irises, art nouveau's beloved flower. The iron doors are adorned with lilies. The naturalistic decor meets a more geometric one ("buttons", witnessing the viennese Secession influence) under the cornice. The fore-part at right houses a winter garden which was replaced in 1908 by an iron veranda lit by stained glass windows. Art nouveau is also present inside the house, with stuccos, wainscoting, etc... The stairwell is lit (on the backside) by a stained glass window with irises. The plan itself is innovative as the rooms are organized around an octogonal hall (showing a Belgian influence: i. e. hôtels Tassel & Eetvelde in Brussels, by Horta), demonstrating that this building is truly art nouveau, and probably the only one remaining in Strasbourg.
Style: Art Nouveau
Structure Type: Residential
Architect: BRION
Date Built: 1905
Supporting references: Not listed
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