The most interesting stop was at Kawakawa to see the public toilets designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser from Austria. When visiting Kristin in Vienna (after she did a semester abroad) we toured apartments that he designed. Hundertwasser called New Zealand his adopted country and lived in Kawakawa because it had "soul". One of the reasons I was drawn to his work is that he incorporates glass bottles for design and light, reminding me of some of Peggy and Jo's adobe homes where they have done the same. Also, I was fascinated with the grasses and plants growing on the roof, reminding me of Nate's most recent structure------a coffee house with a grass roof at Pun Pun.
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