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Maison Autrique, métamorphoses of an Art Nouveau house

Maison Autrique, métamorphoses of an Art Nouveau house is a book about the restoration project of Maison Autrique in Brussels. It was released in 2004 by Les Impressions Nouvelles as a 96 pages book in an English, a French and a Dutch version.

cover of Maison Autrique, métamorphoses of an Art Nouveau house

Content

Foreword by Bernard Clerfayt, mayor of Schaerbeek

François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters: The Maison Autrique : an Adventure

Benoît Peeters: In remembrance of Horta

Françoise Aubry: Maison Autrique in Horta's work

Yves Deplasse: The Maison Autrique and his Dwellers

Benoît Velghe: The Maison Autrique in its environment

Guy Conde-Reis: Maison Autrique, harbinger of Change in Brussels

Bernard Royen: Maison Autrique, a fascinating restoration

Francis Metzger: Archaeology at work / Art in the Making

Marie-Françoise Plissart: Autrique in colour

François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters: Maison Autrique, a Dream World

Photos by Marie-Françoise Plissart

All photos in the book are by Marie-Françoise Plissart. Some of them were on sale as a set postcards.

Designs by François Schuiten

The book has also the drawings of François Schuiten for Maison imaginaire. Some of them were on sale as a set postcards.