Case Study
Museum Brandhorst
On the corner of Theresienstraße and Türkenstraße in Munich, the rst Munich multi-storey apartment house was built in the 1950s by architect and designer Sep Ruf. The design was completely di erent from the usual standards: the narrow, 7-storey building still impresses with its openness to the outside and its brightness. As a homage to Sep Ruf’s building, the architects Sauerbruch & Hutton planned their Museum Brandhorst opposite in such a way that you can see the Ruf building mirrored in the entrance area. The apartment inside the Sep Ruf building encompasses around 115 m2 including two balconies. The balconies o er a perfect view of the artistic quarter in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich. The idea behind the renovation was a re-interpretation of the 1950s apartment. Furniture from th