Hôtel De Brouckère
The Hôtel De Brouckère (, ) is an Art Nouveau building designed by Octave van Rysselberghe in collaboration with Henry van de Velde on "Rue Jacques Jordaens"/"Jacob Jordaensstraat" in Brussels, Belgium. Location. The Hôtel De Brouckère is located in Brussels, at number 34 of rue Jacques Jordaens, at the corner of rue Jacques Jordaens and rue De Crayer, a few steps from avenue Louise. History. The Hôtel de Brouckère was built in 1898 for Florence De Brouckère, born Florence Tant, widow since 1887 of Gustave De Brouckère, mother-in-law of Louis de Brouckère, and friend of Élisée Reclus . It was in fact Élisée Reclus who was the true promoter of this construction and who put her companion in contact with Henry van de Velde and the creative world of the time. It was classified as a monument in 1997 and currently houses the "Représentation de la Communauté germanophone de Belgique". Architecture. Material. The Hôtel De Brouckère was built in freestone of golden color, with the exception of the basement which is made of blue stone. The facades. It has a short facade overlooking rue De Crayer and a long facade facing rue Jordaens, the two facades being connected  by a canted side. The building is sober in style, and it is does not have the same profusion of volumes as the nearby Hotel Otlet. The bays on the ground floor are surmounted by low arches with an elegant design, while the first floor, underlined by a marked cordon, is pierced by a series of windows with a slightly recessed rectangular frame and surmounted by five keystones. The windows located at the ends of the floor are in triplet. The facades are crowned by a cornice supported by an elegant freestone frieze punctuated by slender brackets also made of  freestone. The court. The building is extended by a courtyard delimited by an enclosure wall clinging to the main facade with an elegant curve. The side facade overlooking this courtyard presents an alternation of white stone and red brick.