It was designed to house a garage, an office for van Eetvelde as well as supporting apartments and therefore had a separate entrance (2 Avenue Palmerston).
它被设计为容纳有供范·艾特菲尔德使用的一个车房和一个办公室，以及经营用公寓并因此带有一个独立的大门（门牌号为2 Avenue Palmerston）。