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Dezeen promotion: last week, Dezeen attended an architectural tour of Basel and Zurich organised by Swiss bathroom brand Laufen that included a trip to their concrete showroom designed by Nissen Wentzlaff Architects.5 f' g* ?, _% U) b* b
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The tour featured viewings of buildings by established Swiss architects including [url=http://www.herzogdemeuron.com/]Herzog & de Meuron and new projects by upcoming practices such as EM2N, Stump & Schibili and Buchner Bründler." N4 @3 T% Z K' ~# o
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You can see photos on our Facebook page from Basel and Zurich and a podcast featuring interviews with many of the architects will appear on Dezeen soon.2 B: T8 O& i8 L N
* N! {0 u2 Y1 y3 oThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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- F8 h/ L! b1 ^% t) G! |1 }* b* ~Its curved exterior form was inspired by one of Laufen’s most popular product ranges and was cast from concrete in a similar way to the production of ceramics.1 v; H, N# D7 q* t8 U6 ~' e
1 X2 Q+ e/ }6 ~# ?5 H7 h: [The interior of the Forum is designed to encourage a flow of movement, guiding visitors through the display of products before returning them to the entrance via a sweeping staircase.% c0 ^; L4 w9 M4 L# W0 i
. S. c$ X/ }% N: E5 S: ]The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.& u% M F6 L) ~! G- l
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The tour also included a visit to the production facility on the same site as the Forum and headquarters, where the company has been producing wash basins, bidets and toilets for almost 120 years.' E4 J% x X! ~- T9 U# ]
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.8 ^. T# f# l7 z! L4 N9 e4 e) \
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Laufen collaborates with many leading designers on its product ranges including IlBagnoAlessi One (above), designed by Stefano Giavannoni, which features a wave-like form washing over the shelving unit.' j( G" ~5 k4 U4 w1 ^, Q
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The Living Square collection (above) by Stuttgart designer Andreas Dimitriadis of Platinumdesign has a shallow basin and sharply defined edges that require precise moulding.
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1 e ]0 F0 g8 w# i. h& W% sThe Palomba Collection (above) by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba has recently been expanded to include a double-basin version featuring asymmetric ‘fingerprints’ sunk into a 1600mm flat surface.6 ^6 k* }( T. w" F
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