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The quirky house of Hundertwasserhaus

Alex Posted onJuly 3, 2016January 21, 2018 Austria, Europe, Hundertwasser, Hundertwasserhaus, Kalke Village, Schnitzel, Vienna, Vienna Travel Blog 2 Comments

The architectural designs of Friedensreich Hundertwasser are often compared to Antoni Gaudi of Barcelona for the uniqueness or quirkiness depending on who you ask. Hundertwasser was first known for his paintings but wanted to have his say in architectural styling. He is totally against monotonous architectures and detests standard geometry of any kind and straight lines.

His envision led him to design many buildings with irregular forms while incorporating natural features. Everything which the famous Austrian designed gets plenty of attention for its unconventional concept.

And one of them is the apartment building of Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna.

Hundertwasserhaus designed buildings

The out-of-the-norm Hundertwasserhaus is located in a quiet neighbourhood of Landstrasse district, just 10 minutes’ walk from Vienna Mitte station. The first thing which caught my eyes are the vibrant primary colours that matched up very well.

Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna

The irregular floor levels and windows make every unit looks unique. If there is one thing missing from the building, it would be uniformity.

Hundertwasserhaus Vienna

Hundertwasserhaus of Vienna

Even the sidewalks are carpeted with wavy-patterned bricks. Not like those neatly paved ones which we commonly see.

Hundertwasserhaus sidewalk

Hundertwasserhaus ground floor

Likewise, the use of bright colourful mosaic décor makes ordinary pillars stand out too.

Hundertwasserhaus mosaic decor

The natural features like trees and bushes on the rooftop, vines on the wall façade and those big trees somehow blend in very well with the colourful Hundertwasserhaus.

Hundertwasserhaus garden

Big tree in front of Hundertwasserhaus

There is also a nice looking fountain right in front.

Hundertwasserhaus fountain

Hundertwasserhaus fountain area

The unique architectural styling must be equally stunning at those apartment units. But I will probably never know since it is not accessible to general public. Perhaps many had tried their luck, so much so that the residents decided to put up a signage. Understandably since Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna is so popular.

But interestingly, all the original residents had moved out. The reasons cited were sprained ankles and wobbly furniture LOL. How do the current residents cope with that?

Hundertwasser resident signage

Directly across is Kalke Village or Hundertwasser Village. It was previously a car tyre factory transformed to what it is today by the master himself. Inside of Kalke Village are mostly souvenir shops, art shops and cafes.

Kalke Village

Inside Kalke Village

Shops inside Kalke Village

After seeing the masterpiece of Hundertwasser, we found ourselves back at Stephansplatz for dinner. Schnitzel of course!

Stephansplatz at night

Stephansdom tiled roof at night

Schnitzel dinner in Vienna

Tasty schnitzel in Vienna

We also bumped into Mr Mozart in the streets promoting his famous chocolate balls LOL.

Mozart Chocolate Balls

What are your thoughts about Hundertwasserhaus? Leave a comment and share it with me.

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2 Comments

  1. The Jetset Boyz Reply
    February 15, 2017 at 10:57 pm

    We first discovered & visited Hundertwasserhaus about fifteen years ago. We were in Vienna in December to visit the fantastic Christmas markets and decided to swing by thinking we could get a few great photos to put on Instagram.

    We were rather disappointed to see that the building looks really dull and faded – it looks like it hasn’t been painted anytime since our last visit. When we first visited it was really colourful, bold & beautiful, so hope it gets a fresh coat of paint soon.

    • Alex Reply
      February 17, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      I agree on the somewhat dull coat of paint. Hopefully, it will get refresh!

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