Hundertwasser toilet

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Entrance area of ​​the Hundertwasser toilet
Men's toilet
The "Hundertwasser toilets" - the last building by Friedensreich Hundertwasser & the only one in the southern hemisphere
Sign for the "Hundertwasser toilets"

The Hundertwassertoilette is a public toilet at 60 Gilles Street, the main street in the village of Kawakawa on New Zealand's North Island .

The toilet was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser , who lived in Kawakawa from 1973 until his death in 2000, in his typical style with curved lines, irregular ceramic tiles , integrated small sculptures, colored glasses and a tree integrated into the architecture. The toilet opened in 1999. Functionally, it does not differ from other toilet facilities. One side serves the needs of women and one side serves the needs of men.

The toilet is the main attraction of Kawakawa and the most photographed toilet in New Zealand. The number of visitors taking photos far exceeds those who use the facility as a toilet.

Web links

Commons : Hundertwassertoilette  - collection of pictures

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Rawlings-Way et al. a .: New Zealand . Lonely Planet 2010, p. 163.

Coordinates: 35 ° 22 ′ 48.2 ″  S , 174 ° 4 ′ 1.2 ″  E