Hutchinson & Partners has revealed it will open a Berlin office in July that will be staffed by new local hirings and employees from the practice’s London base.

While the German capital is one of the prime locations in mainland Europe for UK-based architects looking to maintain an EU base after Brexit, practice principal director Ross Hutchinson said his firm’s move was part of a “longer-term” ambition. Neverhtheless, he accepted that the UK’s looming departure from the EU gave the venture “a particular relevance”.

Hutchinson told BD that German national Jörn Rabach had been appointed as director of the new Berlin office. Local staff are currently being appointed ahead of a formal launch in July.

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