Villa Beau-Site
The Villa Beau-Site, also known as the Nelissen House, is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1905, in Art Nouveau style, as the private residence of the Dutch-born architect and his wife, soon after their wedding. It was classified as a protected monument in 2006. It is located at 5, avenue du Mont Kemmel/Kemmelberglaan in the municipality of Forest.
Building
The building's unusually narrow façade, measuring under, is richly decorated. The ground floor, in sinuous Art Nouveau style, has an asymmetrical layout and is made of blue stone with original, elaborate wrought iron details. The first floor is dominated by a large horseshoe arch that perforates the façade, giving way to a small loggia. Behind the loggia, another horseshoe arch frames the window opening. The top floor contains a small wrought iron balcony, and the very top of the façade is adorned with a bas-relief depicting a vase of flowers. The façade is mainly made of brick: white bricks cover most of its surface, while green bricks and blue stone have been used to highlight the arch and other features. In 1920, decoration in the form of stylised roses was added between the first and second floors.Inside, the building preserves its original floor plan. It forms part of a row of homogeneous town houses, built between 1904 and 1910 in eclectic styles, overlooking Forest Park.
The building bears certain similarities to the Saint-Cyr House, designed by the architect Gustave Strauven and also located in Brussels. The official list of Brussels' architectural heritage describes the building's façade as "remarkable" and the art historian Cécile Dubois has described the building as "a stunning architectural gem".