Did you know that there are more than 350 architects' houses in the Brussels-Capital Region, built between 1830 and 1970? Theses houses, all homes architects have designed for themselves and their families, are often considered unique opportunities to elaborate a technological, constructive, aesthetic or architectural experiment, because as both client and designer the architect can exceed the limitations of designing for a regular client. Architects' houses can therefore occupy a pivotal position within the architectural oeuvre, and can thus bear special significance and value, even still today. As a result, these houses have become the subject of numerous publications and are often considered a category of their own in various heritage inventories.

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Up till now, architects' houses are mainly presented through the lens of individual case studies,  resulting in the fact that very little is known on the overarching, inherent characteristics of architects’ houses as a building type, nor has their position within the field of architectural history been explored. architectshousesbrussels.be fills this lacuna through the presentation of the results of the research project "Architects' houses in Brussels. Strategies for valorisation" and especially informs on the significance of architects' houses as a dinstict buidling type. It presents an unprecedented typological framework in which the intrinsic values of individual architects houses can be assessed. Therefore, we also dissemminate various tools to support all stakeholders involved in the valorisation of architects' houses in the recognition and safeguarding of the significance and type-specific heritage values. Both architects during a renovation or restoration project as public administrations throughout listing procedures, but also heritage organisations when reaching out to the public at large, researchers and even owners, can use and benefit from the information and tools available on this website.