Cauchie House was constructed in 1905 by Art Nouveau architect and designer, Paul Cauchie. Situated in Etterbeek of Brussels in Belgium, just beside Cinquantenaire, the house was meant to be an abode for Cauchie and his wife, before being converted into an art gallery that it now is. Cauchie worked with his wife for the interior portion of the house but took sole responsibility for the designing of its exterior, which is now known for its allegorical graffiti. More specifically, the technique of sgraffito painting which he learnt under Professor Constant Montald during his time in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Both husband and wife extensively filled the house with a wide array of art pieces and the house today stands testament to the principle of ‘total art’ in architecture. It likewise revealed how much more of an artist Cauchie was than as an architect. Today, the basement contains cellars and Cauchie’s workshop was refurbished into a large exhibit showcasing pieces collected by the Maison Cauchie ASBL. They display the stages of the house renovation and the artistic ventures of the couple.

However, all these that stand proudly before you were nearly not possible if not for a request to save this house from the demolition act in 1971. Rest assure though, for it has now been classified as a protected monument, as it has been since 1975.