In the Grottes district of Geneva, there are buildings built between 1982 and 1984 by the architects Robert Frei, Christian Hunziker and Georges Berthoud. These very colorful buildings with unconventional shapes stand out in this city with its more classic architecture. The architects wanted to get out of constructions with straight lines, they were inspired by the modern art works of Antoni Gaudí and Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
It is these particular shapes and these pastel colors that have given them the nickname of Smurfs buildings or Smurfs district.
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