This recognition was made official in 1894, during another visit by the king, when the Flemish Theatre received the honorary title of "Royal" (Dutch: Koninklijk Vlaams Theater or KVS).

The refurbishment did not, however, restore all the interior decorations, the architects of the newly built spaces, in particular the theatre hall, conforming to the prevailing views of the time regarding safety, efficiency and modern needs.

On the other side of the Quai aux Pierres de Taille, a new building was built, comprising various rehearsal rooms, a small theatre hall, administrative and technical premises and a café-theatre.

[3] Two allegorical figures are depicted in the top corners of the stepped gables on either side of the main façade: one symbolising Tragedy, by the sculptor Isidore De Rudder [fr]; and the other Comedy, by Emile Namur.

[5] On the two lateral façades, the long continuous cast iron balconies, whose width increases towards the ground floor, gives the building a rather unusual silhouette.

These stepped balconies rest on steel brackets partially embedded in the side walls, reinforced by a network of metal profiles and masonry vaults.