Global InformationDe Heug building information
| De Heug building | |
|---|---|
Pianos De Heug | |
 The building under restoration (April 2019) | |
  Location within Belgium | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Address | Quai Arthur Rimbaud 5 Charleroi, Hainaut |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°24′22″N 4°26′24″E / 50.40611°N 4.44000°E |
| Year(s) built | 1933-1934 |
| Renovated | 2015-2020 |
| Client | De Heug |
| Owner | Iret Development |
| Height | 19,8m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 860 square meter |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Marcel Leborgne |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | Charleroi-Central Metro. Tirou Tram. |
The De Heug building, also known as Pianos De Heug and Piano De Heug, is a modernist-style building constructed in 1933 in Charleroi, Belgium, by Marcel Leborgne for piano manufacturer De Heug. At the time, it was used as a salesroom and auditorium. When the company folded, the building was used mainly for housing. After being threatened with demolition, the building was painstakingly restored between 2015 and 2020.
The building makes particular use of curves, which emphasize the vertical aspect - as in the cylindrical stairwell - and the horizontal aspect, as in the rounded corners of the skylight and balconies on each floor.