Hundertwasser Facilities

Renee mentioned we should stop into a small town along the way to check out the public toilet, weired yes, but we did. Very cool but glad it was along the way and we did not have to spend ages locating them. These fancy public facilities are right in the middle of town.

In 1998 the Kawakawa Community Board was looking to upgrade the 40-year-old toilet facilities in the central township, and Frederick Hundertwasser Friedensreich Hundertwasser an internationally renowned artist and architect offered a solution from his design palate. To Hundertwasser, a toilet is very special because you meditate in a toilet. Like a church. "The similarity is not so far fetched" - he says. His concept was adopted and, with the artist personally lending a hand in construction supervision, including the provision of materials from his own studio.

After our 5 min stop back on the road.Read more