Maisons Lotus et Papyrus

Antwerp, Belgium

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

In Antwerp, Belgium, the Maisons Lotus et Papyrus stands as a residential work of Art Nouveau architecture designed by Joseph Bascourt. The paired houses exemplify the style's characteristic embrace of organic forms and decorative naturalism, drawing their names from the lotus and papyrus plants that likely informed their ornamental vocabulary.