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Hundertwasserhaus Wien [03.04 Part III]
The 'Hundertwasser House Vienna' is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
The house was built between 1983 and 1986 by architects Univ.-Prof. Joseph Krawina and Peter Pelikan. It features undulating floors ("an uneven floor is a divine melody to the feet"), a roof covered with earth and grass, and large trees growing from inside the rooms, with limbs extending from windows. Hundertwasser took no payment for the design of the house, declaring that it was worth it, to prevent something ugly from going up in its place.
Within the house there are 52 apartments, four offices, 16 private terraces and three communal terraces, and a total of 250 trees and bushes. The Hundertwasser House is one of Vienna's most visited buildings and has become part of Austria's cultural heritage.
p.s. You should see photos on Flickr of the apartment in Summer. The greens are amazing and look so environment-friendly :)
p.p.s. This (the second to last photo) was just a random graffiti, not associated with Hundertwasser in any way.
p.p.p.s. We met this delightful middle-aged man who was using an interesting-looking doll as his 'model' in his shots. Apparently he was seen elsewhere as well; with the doll, yes. Hmm.
「Hundertwasserhaus Wien」
Kegelgasse 34, 1030
The 'Hundertwasser House Vienna' is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
The house was built between 1983 and 1986 by architects Univ.-Prof. Joseph Krawina and Peter Pelikan. It features undulating floors ("an uneven floor is a divine melody to the feet"), a roof covered with earth and grass, and large trees growing from inside the rooms, with limbs extending from windows. Hundertwasser took no payment for the design of the house, declaring that it was worth it, to prevent something ugly from going up in its place.
Within the house there are 52 apartments, four offices, 16 private terraces and three communal terraces, and a total of 250 trees and bushes. The Hundertwasser House is one of Vienna's most visited buildings and has become part of Austria's cultural heritage.
p.s. You should see photos on Flickr of the apartment in Summer. The greens are amazing and look so environment-friendly :)
p.p.s. This (the second to last photo) was just a random graffiti, not associated with Hundertwasser in any way.
p.p.p.s. We met this delightful middle-aged man who was using an interesting-looking doll as his 'model' in his shots. Apparently he was seen elsewhere as well; with the doll, yes. Hmm.
