Hundertwasser House

Pretty cool place, colourful, interesting and unusual architecture which reminds me of Gaudí’s style. Well worth a quick visit.

It's so lively and colorful! Really liked it here, and it has a wonderful use in society!

Friedensreich Hundertwasser started out as a painter. Since the early 1950s, however, he increasingly became focused on architecture, writing and reading in public, advocating natural forms of decay. In 1972, he had his first architectural models made for the TV-show ‘Wünsch dir was', in order to demonstrate his ideas on forested roofs, "tree tenants" and the "window right" of every tenant to embellish the facade around his windows. In these models Hundertwasser also developed new architectural shapes, such as the "eye-slit" house and the "high-rise meadow house".[2] In lectures at academies and before architectural associations, Hundertwasser elucidated his concerns regarding an architecture in harmony with nature and man. Bruno Kreisky, the federal chancellor at the time, suggested in a letter dated November 30, 1977 to Leopold Gratz, the mayor of Vienna, that Hundertwasser be given the opportunity to realize his ideas in the field of architecture by allowing him to build a housing project,[3] whereupon Leopold Gratz, in a letter of December 15, 1977, invited Hundertwasser to create an apartment building according to his own ideas.[3] To this end, architect Josef Krawina was invited to join the artist and to help him to put his ideas into practice.

An extremely interesting architectural solution to build a house. The facade is beautiful and very attractive for its bright colors and unusual method of stacking the mosaic. Undoubtedly, this is an interesting house which successfully breaks the monotony of the surrounding buildings. A playful Hundertwasser is one of the symbols of Vienna, just as Gaudi symbolizes Barcelona. Friedensreich Hundertwasser was originally not concerned with architecture, but already during the fifties has expressed a desire for better incorporating buildings into the environment. And so it came up with the idea to build a building in unusual shapes with curved lines. With the help of architect Peter Pelikan was built in the city quarter Landstrasse beautiful building that is now called the Hundertwasserhaus. Today Hundertwasser's house is a very popular attraction, although it is somewhat isolated from other Viennese sights. Interesting and beautiful.

This place is so famous, it is a must-see when you are in Vienna. We enjoyed walking around and taking pictures. It is a photogenic place.