The town of Roubaix is unfortunately not known for its architecture 1900. One true Art Nouveau building, this is not, in fact, neither an important art center, or even a tourist attraction ... Because we are not in Lille, where the house Coilliot Guimard is in itself a goal of walking - the result is absolutely guaranteed! - Elie Dervaux and architect, author of this pleasant fantasy of 1904, has hardly left his name in the annals of architecture.
shame because his work really is not without interest, happily combining multiple patterns with very different origins, probably drawn from the many architectural publications at his disposal in his time.
The general appearance of this house quite close to the seeming oddly enough some Mediterranean architecture, that found in Nice or in northern Italy. Evidenced by its bow window to balcony and decoration carved, closer than burning the round.
The design of the front door could be both Belgian and Nancy, with its elegant wooden compartments. But will concentrate on the amazing composition of two small windows on the ground floor, with ironwork offer truly original design, a graphic remarkably nervous. The heightened color, blue roses forming a very charming effect, helping to attract the eye on those elements of a great invention. The architect seems to have been less fortunate for the door, Hence the need for a ground covering withholds some ventilation. Alas, the railings of the other windows are a nice model, but purely industrial.
The initials of the owner, visible just above the door, seem to be an "H" and "M". But we know little more about his identity.
It seems clear that the coronation of the building - which deserves a good cleaning, it said in passing ... - Disappeared in a very ordinary elevation. The bow window certainly ended by a bell or a scenic lookout fun. Maybe old postcards we learn they a little more about the initial state of the building.
Again thank you to the tireless OP, whose findings we hold many surprises. Does he win? Response in October ...
PS: In doing a little research on a site selling postcards, I found our lovely house, whose address was then "boulevard Gambetta. The bow window was a small independent and pointed roof, which appeared in a window rather simple. For it was commonplace, it still gave crowning a figure a bit more elegant building than it is today. Front of the house, a pretty square with a fountain has become a boulevard which passes one of these new trams that are popping up everywhere in France. This is no longer the same charm.
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