KunstHausWien (Vienna House of the Arts)

Even an avowed hater of modern art can appreciate the KunstHausWien, Hundertwasser’s (born Friedrich Stowasser in 1928) major contribution to the Viennese art world. In a time when artists often try to shock the public or merely impress other members of the rarefied gallery subculture, Hundertwasser’s manifesto rings out as an utterly reasonable plea: The architecture of KunstHausWien would be a bastion against the dictatorship of the straight line, the ruler and T-square, a bridgehead against the grid system and the chaos of the absurd. Starting with the façade of the building, adapted from its prior life as a furniture factory, there is a Gaudi-in-Barcelona feel to the place. Windows peek out like eyes from curvy, rounded plaster and colorful paint. It’s a Disneyland for grownups! Do not miss the Hundertwasserhaus and the shopping village situated about 300m from KunstHausWien. Very similar to Gaudi.

extracted from wikitravel~~~

as u can see… the architecture is really different…

even the pavement is not even… breaking most if not all the rules that we are so accustomed to…

according to the tour guide, even the floor in some of the apartments are like that!!!

every part seems unique~~~

n if u r curious about the man behind this~~~

we share the same birth date~~~~ only he was born 15/12/1928

just directly opposite the apartments is this ‘village’… ie souvenir shops

and since we cannot go into the apartments…

the next best thing is to go into this building to ‘experience’ the similar design…

this is a souvenir cup n notebook

if u are interested… check out the ‘happening’ toilet too…

btw it’s euro 0.60… automated~~ plse have exact change~~

but i think it’s overrated~~~ hahaha