36. Former Masonic Lodge “Le Droit Humain”

The Droit Humain lodge was built between 1934 and 1935 by the architects Fernand Bodson and Louis Van Hooveld. At the time, it was Belgium’s first mixed-membership Masonic lodge. The ochre-coloured brick façade, characterised by its great simplicity, displays a refined sense of volume. The irregular corner plot inspired the architects’ interior layout, characterised by the use of cut-away sections and oblique perspectives, complemented by the delicate use of materials, such as the terrazzo floor decorated with black mosaics featuring symbolic motifs. From 1984 onwards, the Masonic lodge became an archive and research centre, and subsequently the Museum of Modern Architecture Archives (AAM). Following alterations, the building was restored in 2001–2002 by the architect Elie Levy and the Brussels-based firm Ekla. In 2012, the building became home to a centre for contemporary art. As a space dedicated to the visual arts, architecture and theory, La Loge organises exhibitions and events that foster dialogue between the public and the participants, whether they be artists, researchers or architects.