05. Winssinger Hotel

This Art Nouveau mansion, with its wide white stone façade, was built by Victor Horta between 1894 and 1897 for the engineer Camille Winssinger, a close associate of Ernest Solvay. It notably featured a conservatory and a vast, light-filled stairwell, the walls of which were painted with lush vegetation. Between 1927 and 1929, the façade and interior underwent major alterations following the conversion of the mansion into a block of flats.
In 1946, the architect Henri Jacobs (Jr) built a large annexe in place of the garden to serve as offices for the insurance company Le Lion Belge. Fascinated by the work of Victor Horta, the current owner has restored the building to its former glory with the help of Barbara Van der Wee, an architect specialising in the Art Nouveau master, and has recreated the winter garden and part of the original garden.