brandhorst museum by sauerbruch hutton architects
image © haydar koyupiar / pinakothek
courtesy sauerbruch hutton architects

brandhorst museum designed by berlin-based architects sauerbruch hutton will open to the
public on may 19th. the museum will house a substantial private collection of late 20th century and
contemporary art, mostly paintings. the scheme consists of a simple elongated building of three
interconnecting volumes; its tall head marks the southeastern corner of the munich museum
quarter. the three volumes are distinguished by claddings of different colors and hues.


image © haydar koyupiar / pinakothek
courtesy sauerbruch hutton architects

the external skin of the building is composed of vertical ceramic louvres, glazed in families
of eight colors. a second layer consists of a horizontally folded metal skin, coated in two colors.


detail exterior of the museum
courtesy sauerbruch hutton architects

internally, the museum is arranged on three floors connected by a generous staircase.
on the lowest level os a large day-lit patio, that forms the focal for a suite of galleries
dedicated to media and graphic art. the design aims to create a subtle differentiation in
character between the various exhibition spaces through the different daylight qualities
as well as through a deliberate variation in the sequence and dimensions of the rooms.


exterior of the museum
image © noshe
image courtesy brandhorst museum


exterior detail of the museum
image © andreas lechtape
courtesy sauerbruch hutton architects


interior of the museum
image © haydar koyupiar / pinakothek
courtesy sauerbruch hutton architects


interior view of the museum
image © noshe
image courtesy brandhorst museum


interior view of the museum
image © noshe
image courtesy brandhorst museum


interior view of the museum
image © noshe
image courtesy brandhorst museum