The painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser had designed several settlements and quarters during his lifetime, in which more far-reaching ecological and social aspects were taken into account very early on. Here you will find an overview of the projects realised by Hundertwasser. Hundertwasser was one of the most prominent initiators of ecological building in the 1980s. In particular, his intensive green roofs with trees and so-called "tree tenants" are groundbreaking contributions to the improvement of the living environment.
"Green roofs are the roof coverings of the future. [...] It will be hard to imagine that there was once a time when roofs were dead - without life and without vegetation."
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
in: Stifter, Roland (1988): Dachgärten: Grüne Inseln in der Stadt. Stuttgart
Three manifestos with reference to architecture was written by Hundertwasser:
1999 Manifesto for the GREEN CITADEL OF MAGDEBURG
www.gruene-zitadelle.de/de/hundertwasser/manifest
1958 Mould Manifesto AGAINST RATIONALISM IN ARCHITECTURE
www.hundertwasser.de/...verschimmelungsmanifest.php
1979 Manifesto "THE HOLY SHIT"
https://agrarinfo.ch/heilige_scheisse
And of course through his buildings, some of the larger ones of which are presented on this website.
The listed projects are displayed in descending order of size (m² floor space).
So the biggest project is upstairs.
Hill meadow country and thermal spa in Bad Blumau
AT - 8283 Bad Blumau: the buildings are partly realised with recycled building materials, the whole resort is supplied with emission-free electricity and heat, which is generated in a geothermal plant. The resort was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Completion: 1997
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Hundertwasser House "Waldspirale
64289 Darmstadt: Forest spiral, design by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Model project for the use of recycled concrete.
"Green roofs are the roof coverings of the future. [...] It will be hard to imagine that there was a time when roofs were dead - without life and without vegetation."
Friedensreich Hundertwasser in: Stifter, Roland (1988): Roof gardens: green islands in the city. Stuttgart
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Hundertwasser housing estate "Living under the rain tower
73207 Plochingen: residential complex designed according to Hundertwasser, green roof, water features, residential courtyard, many tourists. 62 apartments, 16 commercial units, 2,300 sqm area for a shopping market. 1.5 hectares of land. Construction time: 1991-1994
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Green Citadel in Magdeburg by Friedensreich Hundertwasser
39104 Magdeburg: Mixed-use residential and commercial building with shops, event rooms, hotel with 42 rooms, theatre, offices, medical practices and a kindergarten. Usable area 11,300 m², 55 apartments, 33-metre high tower, "window right" and "tree obligation". Completion: 2005
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Hundertwasser House in Vienna
AT - 1030 Vienna: it is the first house built according to the ideas and designs of the painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The house contains 50 apartments, four business premises and a doctor's practice. About 250 trees and bushes were planted on the 16 private and three communal roof terraces and on the roofs. Completion: 1986
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Environmental and cultural station Uelzen
29525 Uelzen: According to the plans of the painter and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the old brick building was redesigned into a colourful work of art during the EXPO 2000. Completion: 2000
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