Brandhorst Museum

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Project Location

Berlin, Germany

Year of Completion

2008

Project Architect

Sauerbruch Hutton Architects

Owner

Udo + Annette Brandhorst

Student Author

Elizabeth O'Brien

Archived Year

June 2013

Climate

Marine West Coast

Application

Façade

Material and its Properties

multiple layers - horizontally-folded sheet metal with perforations; attached to this are 36,000 ceramic rods fixed vertically, finished with 23 colored glazes.

Other Sources

Architect website: www.sauerbruchhutton.de

Manufacturer website: www.nbk.de/

Other case studies using material: Harvard CGIS

Environmental Response

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Recommended Citation

Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, "Brandhorst Museum" (2008). Building Case Studies. 12.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/12