 In 1889, Victor Horta was commissioned for 100,000 francs to design a pavilion to house Jef Lambeaux's sculpture "The Human Passions" on the recommendation of his teacher Alphonse Balat, King Leopold II's favourite architect.The small temple of classic look already announced the Art Nouveau manner associated with the architect.Although loyal to the formal vocabulary of classical architecture, Horta already managed to incorporate all elements of the new style.