Guratzsch remained particularly attached to his hometown of Dresden, whose air raids on Dresden had sharpened his view of architecture and urban planning throughout his life. After the fall of the Berlin wall, he became involved in numerous reports and reportages as well as in various committees for a history-oriented reconstruction of the city, especially of the Frauenkirche as its centrepiece. Guratzsch is co-owner of properties in the and member of the association Sachsen e. V. He also intensively accompanied journalistically the so-called and the associated Waldschlösschen Bridge construction project. He welcomed the reconstruction of the Berlin Palace.