Stoclet Palace

Stoclet Palace
The Stoclet Palace seen from the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan
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Alternative namesStoclet House
General information
TypePrivate house
Architectural styleVienna Secession
AddressAvenue de Tervueren / Tervurenlaan 279–281
Town or city1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°50′07″N 4°24′58″E / 50.83528°N 4.41611°E / 50.83528; 4.41611
Construction started1905 (1905)
Completed1911 (1911)
ClientAdolphe Stoclet
OwnerStoclet family
Design and construction
Architect(s)Josef Hoffmann
Other designersGustav Klimt, Franz Metzner, Fernand Khnopff
Official nameStoclet House
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii
Designated2009 (33rd session)
Reference no.1298
RegionEurope and North America
References
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The Stoclet Palace (French: Palais Stoclet [palɛ stɔklɛ]; Dutch: Stocletpaleis [stɔˈklɛːpaːˌlɛis]) is a mansion in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann for the Belgian financier Adolphe Stoclet. Built between 1905 and 1911 in the Vienna Secession style, it is located at 279–281, avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, in the Woluwe-Saint-Pierre municipality of Brussels.[2] Considered Hoffman's masterpiece, the residence is one of the 20th century's most refined and luxurious private houses.[3]

The sumptuous dining and music rooms of the Stoclet Palace exemplified the theatrical spaces of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), celebrating sight, sound, and taste in a symphony of sensual harmonies that paralleled the operas of Richard Wagner, from whom the concept originated. In his designs for the Stoclet Palace, Hoffmann was particularly attuned to fashion and to the Viennese identity of the new style of interior, even designing a dress for Madame Stoclet so that she would not clash with her living room decor as she had while wearing a French Paul Poiret gown.[4]

The mansion is owned by the Stoclet family and is not open to visitors. Until recently no outsider, not even experts helping with restoration were allowed in.[5] The building has received protected status by the Monuments and Sites Directorate of the Brussels-Capital Region,[1] and it was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in June 2009.[6]

  1. ^ a b Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2016). "Palais Stoclet" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ Sharp 2002, p. 44
  3. ^ Watkin 2005, p. 548
  4. ^ Intimus : interior design theory reader. Taylor, Mark, 1955-, Preston, Julieanna. Chichester: John Wiley. 2006. ISBN 9780470015704. OCLC 63397636.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Wise, Michael Z. (1 February 2012). "An Enchanted House Becomes a Family's Curse". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Stoclet House". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.