Maison Cauchie is a historic townhouse in Brussels, designed in 1905 by architect, painter, and designer Paul Cauchie in the Art Nouveau style. Cauchie and his wife, Carolina 'Lina' Voet, whom he met at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, built the house on a narrow 6-meter-wide plot near Parc du Cinquantenaire. Intended as a showcase for their talents, the façade with its elaborate allegorical sgraffito decoration attracted attention from passers-by on the nearby streets.
Maison Cauchie - facade with sgraffito decoration
The ground floor contains the former office which again showcased their work. Its sgraffito decoration, a rare technique for interiors, features an iconography representing the five senses.
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