Laufen Swiss Architecture tour
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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.
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4 M9 U! n* D6 B0 w6 {* H" SThe 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." Y3 s4 f$ W* Z" ?/ K" d* G, T$ V
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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.: \& P, w; q* f& P) n/ }
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The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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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.8 R4 [- Z3 v [9 M) y' Q
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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.' M- w( L' ~& e+ s
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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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* R: W3 a' b0 ^" D* Z+ iThe 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.- Q: T6 n1 I) w, }% O" b, ?
( a, K3 l* I% [( _7 hThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.
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9 j9 f/ V/ p& Q: M7 ALaufen 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.. m% K2 p v8 y0 k3 Q- Y
) ] {1 y7 h- d2 `0 J- rThe 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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The 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.3 y: F1 w8 F. \; N3 U0 I
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