Le Tonneau (the barrel). It is not difficult to understand why this name was chosen. This building marks a turning point in Brussels’ architecture. After the crash of 1929, housing became an issue. Building individual homes was too expensive, so many people opted to live in large apartment buildings instead. This was the beginning of the apartment building industry. This is one of the first of its kind, built between 1938 and 1940 in a resolutely modernist style with a pink-tinted concrete façade.
And a barrel it was
Location: Avenue Général de Gaulle, 51, 1050 Ixelles
