Maison Oury - architect Paul Jaspar

Maison Oury, a building from 1898 on the corner of Rue Sébastien Laurelle was designed by architect Paul Jaspar for the dentist Oury. Paul Jaspar, one of the great masters of Liège Art Nouveau, uses the typical features of traditional 'Maasland Architecture' here in a new way: The alternation between brick and natural stone, stone cross frames, small stained glass windows, an overhanging cornice on wooden supports, half-timbered decorations on the bay window, etc.

Yet we also see a number of symbolist or Art Nouveau features emerging, such as the flat roof and the grilles with leaves on the cellar windows. The lintel above the main entrance contains a sculpted head by the artist Berchmans.