Vienna
incredible Hundertwasser apartment complex
The incredible Hundertwasser apartment complex, covered on all sides with trees and foliage,
has been turning heads in Vienna for the past thirty years. Built by the iconoclastic Austrian artist-cum-architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser
with the goal of providing more space for plants and trees than the building supplemented in the original undeveloped lot, the Hundertwasserhaus has become one of Vienna's most famous and beloved landmarks.
Next year will mark thirty years since the construction of artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s iconic Hundertwasserhaus in the Kegelgasse district of Vienna, Austria. Hundertwasser’s fantastical artistic vision was inspired by his dream to align architecture with nature in every sense. At its conception, the artist vowed to replace every piece of vegetation lost in the construction of the residential complex. For every square foot of structure built, an equal area of trees and shrubs was added, resulting in the abundant majestic greenery that cloaks its facade today.