Schaerbeek: Art Deco in the Bienfaiteurs district

Si Schaerbeek is mainly known for housing an important Art nouveau heritage, one must not forget that the municipality also possesses numerous realizations that fall under Art Déco and Modernism. In the interwar period, Art Déco indeed flourished in neighborhoods then in full urbanization, mainly beyond the boulevard Lambermont… but also, closer to the historical neighborhoods, on both sides of a railway line whose relocation works have just been completed, thus freeing up new spaces. Thus, on the sidelines of eclectic and neoclassical buildings, the Bienfaiteurs neighborhood, at the intersection of the avenue Rogier and the avenue Paul Deschanel presents an important Art Déco heritage, from individual houses to apartment buildings, passing through artists' studios! The visit will take you in particular to walk along the small rue Monrose, which counts a large number of rather original realizations, which sometimes borrow from modernism, the Amsterdam School, or the Paquebot style.