Well-known art nouveau architects such as Victor Horta, Paul Hankar, Paul Hamesse and Gustave Strauven designed various buildings in Brussels. Victor Horta's clients were the industrialists and the wealthy bourgeoisie, for Paul Hankar, Paul Hamesse and Gustave Strauven these were the middle class, the intellectuals and the artists.

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Brussels had many studio houses designed by Art Nouveau architects. Over the past century, however, countless studio houses have been unable to escape the hammer of demolition.

An exception to this is Atelier Arthur Rogiers. The studio house was built in 1898 in geometric Art Nouveau style by architect Paul Hamesse on behalf of his friend and artist, decorator Arthur Rogiers. Paul Hamesse placed a spacious studio pontifical on top of a relatively small living area. In this way, the importance of art in relation to living comfort was emphasized.

After a long and thorough restoration led by Monuments and Sites of the Brussels Region, this so-called rooftop studio was first opened to the public during a screening of video art in September 2018. That was the beginning of the project Video Art in Atelier Arthur Rogiers.

The project Video Art in Atelier Arthur Rogiers seeks to revive an exceptional heritage location in Brussels. We continue to build on the artistic tradition left behind by painters, writers and poets;  the occupiers of the studio. We have taken the initiative to connect the studio from the 19th century with the 21st century.