Brandhorst Museum prepares to open in Munich, Germany

June 06, 2011 Category: Cultural, Public Buildings

Designed by Sauerbruch Hutton, Brandhorst Museum prepares to open is located in Munich, Germany. The exterior consists of layers with different functions. On top of the building’s substructure and insulation there is a layer of horizontally folded sheet metal with fine perforations. In front of this, 36,000 ceramic rods have been fixed vertically. These are finished in 21 different coloured glazes and fall into three groups of shades and tonality, accentuating the impression optically that the building is made up of three separate, interlocked volumes.

Walking past the building, the surface of the façade seems to alter. There are countless variations in the appearance of the materials and the structure: seen from an angle the vertical ceramic rods form one smooth surface; seen face on, the horizontally emphasized background is visible and becomes the dominant feature.

Brandhorst Museum prepares to open design by Sauerbruch Hutton