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 Maison Coilliot in Lille dans le Nord

Patrimoine classé
Maison classée MH
Bâtiment Art Nouveau
Nord

Maison Coilliot in Lille

    14 Rue de Fleurus
    59000 Lille
Photo de Maison Coilliot in Lille
Crédit photo : Under - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1895
Purchase of parcels
1898-1900
Construction of house
16 mars 1977
Historical monument classification
juillet 2008
Disposal of rear buildings
13 mai 2009
Registration of rear buildings
2011
Restoration of the Fabricy building
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and roofs of the buildings on street and courtyard located at Nos 13, 15, 17, rue Fabricy, and, in total, the ground floor, first and second floors of the same buildings with their interior decorations, and the workshops (Box OS 145): inscription by order of 13 May 2009

Key figures

Hector Guimard - Architect Designer of the house, major figure of Art Nouveau.
Louis Coilliot - Ceramic contractor Sponsor and owner, promoter of enamelled lava.
Jean-Baptiste Coilliot - Father of Louis Coilliot Founder of the materials company, predecessor of Louis.

Origin and history

The Coilliot House is an iconic Art Nouveau project designed by architect Hector Guimard between 1898 and 1900 for Louis Coilliot, a Lille ceramic contractor. Located at 14 rue de Fleurus in Lille, it served both as a commercial showcase for Coilliot and as a family residence. Its asymmetrical facade, decorated with green enamelled lava and ceramics, as well as its superimposed balconies, illustrate Guimard's stylistic audacity. The entrance hall, marked by moulded door buttons with his handprint, and the ceramic fireplaces of Longwy lounges bear witness to exceptional craftsmanship.

At the back, Louis Coilliot built utility buildings ( stables, warehouses, report building) in reinforced concrete, an innovative technique for the time, signed Hennebique. These buildings, accessible by Fabricy Street, complemented the industrial and residential complex. The house was listed as a historic monument in 1977, while the back buildings, threatened by real estate projects, were registered in 2009 thanks to the intervention of the Renaissance association of the Lille Ancienne. Their restoration in 2011 allowed to preserve interior decorations, such as ceramic panelling representing Musketeers and seasons.

The Coilliot house embodies the encounter between industrial innovation and decorative art. Louis Coilliot, supplier of the Gillet house, promotes enamelled lava, a durable and aesthetic material. Hector Guimard, then at the beginning of his career, experimented with organic forms and hybrid materials (stone, brick, wrought iron), foreshadowing his future Parisian achievements. The building on Fabricy Street, more sober, contrasts with the exuberance of the main facade, reflecting the duality between public and private space.

Ranked among the first Art Nouveau monuments protected in France, the Coilliot House illustrates the economic dynamism of Lille at the Belle Époque. The city, then in full industrial expansion, saw the flourishing of ambitious architectural orders, carried by an entrepreneurial bourgeoisie. Today, the site, served by the metro Republic - Fine Arts, remains a rare testimony of the alliance between industrial heritage and artistic creation, open to visit for its preserved interior.

External links

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