Bel Respiro

English translation

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Description

Description of complex component 1

A DWELLING HOUSE situated at some distance from the road on an approximately rectangular plan has the character of a villa. It consists of two storeys under a hipped roof with a combined gabled roof shape, covered with red Tuile-du-Nord tiles with zinc cresting on the ridge ends. The villa has four original chimneys that project at the top. The facades are constructed in brickwork and enriched with natural stone accents at the corners of the facades and around the window openings. Below the cornice and in the flared gable tops, half-timber work is applied, finished at the bottom with a mortared sawtooth band. The facades contain mainly windows with sash frames and glazed-bar fanlights set below natural stone lintels. Some of the windows are fitted with double panel shutters. The street-facing gable (south) has on the right a two-bay, flared top gable with projection and a rectangular bay window under a pentice roof on the first storey. To the left of it, a conservatory has been placed in front of the recessed side facade. The left corner of the conservatory is chamfered. On the small roof, covered with red, rounded roof tiles, there is a balcony under locally projecting roof panel. In front of the rear facade stands a single-storey (kitchen) extension with a balcony on the flat roof. The side facade of four window bays has two entrances. Next to the left door is an altered window. On the first floor on the left is a small extension with half-timber work under locally projecting roof panel. The left side facade consists on the left of a two-bay, flared top gable with entrance section, which has a natural stone framing with Art Nouveau detailing. The fanlight has three openings without windows. In the porch there is a double panel door with glazed-bar frames. The porch floor is tiled with beige, red and black tiles. The side facades are constructed in yellow facing brickwork with black bands. Directly above the porch is a suspended bay window. The second storey of the top gable has been filled in with half-timber work. The side facade to the right of the top gable steps back slightly and has two windows on the ground floor and a two-light window on the first floor. Against the side facade of the kitchen extension, a modern extension has been constructed. The right side facade has on the right a top gable with projection. On the right is an entrance (former service entrance to the kitchen). In front of the recessed side facade on the left is a rectangular conservatory with balcony, furnished with frames with glazing bars in the fanlights. The interior is in virtually original condition. Although the villa is subdivided, the rooms on the ground floor are scarcely altered. Door frames and panel doors are embellished with simple Art Nouveau incisions. Art Nouveau details are further found in the stucco work of a number of ceilings, as well as in the door furniture and leaded glass. In the living rooms there are two fireplaces, one in black marble and the other in white marble (black-veined).

Valuation

The dwelling house is of general importance on account of its cultural and architectural historical value as an example of a villa from the early 20th century, in which the exterior shows recognizable influence of the chalet style and Art Nouveau. In the interior, Art Nouveau decorations are particularly important. The building is in good condition with regard to its main form, material use and details, both exterior and interior. It has ensemble value through the spatial, functional and partly also stylistic relationship with the other complex components.