Why go
The Hundertwasserhaus is one of the most photographed buildings in Vienna. Designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser and completed in the mid-1980s on the corner of Kegelgasse and Löwengasse, it is a block of council flats with wavy floors, uneven windows, onion domes, patchwork colours and trees growing from balconies and the roof. Hundertwasser believed that straight lines were godless and that people and nature should share their buildings, and this was his manifesto in bricks and mortar. The block was built by the City of Vienna, which has a long tradition of public housing, and it is still home to dozens of households.
The house is lived in, so you cannot go inside, but it is free to view from the street at any time. To understand the man behind it, walk five minutes to the Kunst Haus Wien, a museum he also designed.
What to see
At the house, stand on the corner to take in the facades, then walk round to see the tiled columns, the irregular pavements and the small fountain outside. Across the road, Hundertwasser Village is a former tyre workshop he redesigned in the same style, now a small shopping arcade with a café and free entry.
The Kunst Haus Wien, on Untere Weißgerberstraße, has a chequered black and white facade and uneven floors inside. It holds the world’s largest permanent collection of Hundertwasser’s work, from paintings and prints to architectural models and his ecological campaigns. Upper floors host temporary exhibitions on art and the environment: Seeds runs until 14 February 2027 and an exhibition by Renata Poljak from 12 November 2026 to 14 March 2027. The rooftop garden and Café Friedlich are part of the visit.
Plan your visit
The Kunst Haus Wien is open daily from 10am to 6pm, with the ticket office closing half an hour earlier. Adults pay €16, over 65s and reduced tickets €13, and students up to 25 and young people up to 18 €7. Children up to ten go free, and a family ticket for two adults and up to four children costs €27. Public guided tours cost €5 on top of admission.
Allow 15 minutes at the Hundertwasserhaus and about an hour and a half at the museum. Please respect the residents: keep your voice down, stay on the pavement and do not enter the courtyards or ring doorbells. The area is quiet and residential, so it is a pleasant walk from the Danube Canal. Early morning and early evening are the best times for photographs, before tour groups arrive and when the light is softer on the facades. The museum shop sells prints, books and design objects.
Tram 1 stops at Radetzkyplatz and Hetzgasse, close to both buildings, and Landstraße station, served by the U3 and U4, is about 15 minutes’ walk.
Nearby
The Danube Canal path runs a few minutes north, and the Prater and the Giant Ferris Wheel are across the canal, about 20 minutes on foot. Walk south-west through Landstraße to reach the Rochusmarkt and, beyond it, the Belvedere.