Arik-Brauer-Haus, Artistic housing structure in Gumpendorfer Straße, Austria

The Arik-Brauer-Haus is a residential building on Gumpendorfer Straße in Vienna distinguished by large ceramic friezes covering its facade. The design integrates functional living space with decorative wall elements that shape the street appearance.

Arik Brauer was commissioned in 1991 to design the facade of a new residential block built by the GESIBA housing cooperative on Gumpendorfer Straße. Construction began on 31 October 1991 to plans by architect Peter Pelikan, who had worked on several Hundertwasser projects. After more than two years of building, mayor Helmut Zilk inaugurated the house on 22 April 1994. It holds 33 subsidised flats and three shops, and cost about 5.1 million euros, nearly 2 million of it public housing and art funding.

The building merges everyday housing with artistic expression through its decorated exterior that speaks directly to residents and passersby. Art becomes integrated into the street experience rather than separated in galleries, shaping how people interact with their neighborhood.

The building stands at Gumpendorfer Straße 134–138 in the densely built Gumpendorf part of Mariahilf, where the surrounding blocks have no large parks. The two ceramic pictures on the street facade total about 150 m² and are seen from the pavement. The entrance area holds a ceiling painting and two aquariums; the inner courtyard, with greenery, a small biotope and a fountain, is reached through the building.

The entrance hall holds a ceiling painting and two aquariums, and the transoms above the flat doors are painted. Bathrooms were tiled with picture panels where tenants asked for them. The bar of the café attached to the brewery was designed by Brauer and named "Café Musenkuss".