[1] The church is located on the Place de l'Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderdplein (a square named due to its altitude of one hundred metres above sea level), not far from Duden Park and the Chaussée d'Alsemberg/Alsembergse Steenweg.

[6] As it soon proved cramped, in 1908, a new project was discussed: that of a large church in the very centre of the Place de l'Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderdplein, towards which eight of the district's major arteries converge.

The project to build the church returned to the agenda in 1931, but the initial designs were then completely abandoned by its new promoters and by the architect Léon Guiannotte, who took charge of the construction, adopting the Art Deco style instead.

[2][1] His project, which completely ignored the traditional models of religious buildings of the past, was only made possible thanks to the use of reinforced concrete, which defined both the architectural forms and the construction techniques.

Due to water penetration, the roof covering began to crack, corrode and rust the concrete's metal reinforcements.

Its status as a protected monument and the still high interest in Art Deco and modernism in Brussels have put an end to the debate about its possible demolition (to make way for the metro line).