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The front of the house presents itself in bright shades of blue, yellow, red and white and each differently coloured section marks one apartment. What also springs to the visitor’s eye are the many trees on the rooftop.

Situated on Löwengasse, the main entrance is an open section leading to the inner courtyard of the building. The apartments above the main entrance are supported by colourful pillars. In front of the entrance is an attractive little fountain.

Two golden glistening onion towers top the Hundertwasserhaus and lend the building an Oriental, romantic quality.

As Hundertwasser believed windows constitute a house’s soul, all of them vary in size and shape. Each of them is framed by a complementary colour.

Each of the apartments has access to a little piece of nature in the form of roof gardens and balconies that are scattered all over the building. The gardens have some 250 large trees, trimmed shrubs and a grass lawn.

The size of every apartment is visible as it is marked by an uneven line of ceramic tiles.

The Hundertwasserhaus is decorated with various ornaments such as black, white and golden tiles. Statues placed on the corners of the balconies, painted animals and plants on the corridor walls, and roof gardens enhance the cheerfulness of the place.

A prominent feature of the Hundertwasserhaus is the range of brightly coloured, irregularly shaped, shiny pillars. Some of these pillars are integrated in the building and function as mere decoration, while others are more practical, supporting the gallery that runs along the first floor of the block.

The two towers of the house – those crowned by the onion domes – host the central staircase. Thanks to the glass fronts, by day they are always light and airy.

The area around Löwengasse is pedestrianized with relaxed seating and elegant lampposts.