The local business association approached Hundertwasser requesting that he redesign the existing building dating back to the 1960s. During the reconstruction process it was discovered that the necessary renovation measures would be more extensive than originally planned. Hundertwasser became personally involved in the refurbishment. He had a wall of bottles included as in the Bottlehouse on his own property. He chose a Plane tree for the front of the building and a Tulip tree for the back. Maori artists and the potter Peter Yeates were also contributing to the project.