The Hundertwasser-krawina house

Hundertwasser was an Austrian painter and architect. He became one of the most popular contemporary Austrian artists by the end of the 20th century. He had and original artistic vision which occured in pictorial art, environmentalism, philosophy, and design of facades, postage stamps, flags, and clothing. Some of the common themes of his work were colours, humans and nature, and organic forms.

The Hundertwasser-krawina house is an apartment house in Vienna designed by Hundertwasser. It was his first architectural project and probably the most famous and successful. Altogether he made 50 designs for shaping and remodeling buildings. Each apartment is a different colour as seen from the outside. Vegetation covered the roofs and terraces, and trees would grow from inside the building out the window. They would clean the air, soften the noise, and give shade. Some terraces were inaccessible, where nature may run its own undisturbed course. The columns in the building were very playful and colourful.
One of the most interesting things I found about Hundertwasser’s work was his rejection of straight lines. There were almost no straight lines in his work. He believed that they are uncreative and unnatural, as they don’t occur in nature. For this reason the floors in the apartment house were uneven and the walls were painted in a wave-like direction. I love the way he incorporates nature into his work in such a contemporary and modern way.
My favorite part of the apartment house was the children’s playing room. In the middle of the building was a big arch connecting the two main parts of the building. This was utilized on the inside. It was used as the children’s playing room, and they used it as a slide.
Another cool thing about the place is that people who lived in the building were welcome to scribble on the walls. The artist thought it was necessary for them to add their personal touch to the place.