page_title: Sauerbruch Hutton
hierarchical_section_title: Sauerbruch Hutton
caption_attribution_description: 1999 built head quarters of GSW in Berlin-Kreuzberg
context_page_description: Sauerbruch Hutton is an architecture practice based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded by Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton in 1989. The practice is noted for its synthesis of colour in the design process, and for the use of fluid curvilinear forms. The firm's architecture is also known for its technical innovation and environmental sustainability, particularly double-skin facades on tall buildings, with the GSW Headquarters in Berlin and KfW Westarkade in Frankfurt as examples.
  The practice is led by Matthias Sauerbruch, Louisa Hutton and Juan Lucas Young.
context_section_description: Sauerbruch Hutton is an architecture practice based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded by Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton in 1989. The practice is noted for its synthesis of colour in the design process, and for the use of fluid curvilinear forms. The firm's architecture is also known for its technical innovation and environmental sustainability, particularly double-skin facades on tall buildings, with the GSW Headquarters in Berlin (1991) and KfW Westarkade (2010) in Frankfurt as examples.
  The practice is led by Matthias Sauerbruch, Louisa Hutton and Juan Lucas Young.
caption: GSW Headquarters building in Berlin. The windows are polychromatic pastel hues of orange and rose when the window shades are closed.
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