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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3 e2 \- g/ Z+ LThe 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.
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* _5 q( [0 O6 }7 Y. Z. S7 Q4 EYou 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., j4 z6 q- f, Y/ ~) e% Q
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The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.# T3 G8 X' e+ a6 w$ G# Y
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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.) j9 |6 }$ ]( w6 t+ U! x2 H; ]6 o" j
6 [2 W+ i+ n( i: s1 v# g( r$ PThe 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.
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6 H9 D& R- T+ A1 g; _The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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6 s; _4 R# P; I# H) w ~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.. Q+ u2 m- M$ W# i7 d' i4 a
5 ?0 K* ?# c d8 \+ E: g* G% CThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.
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( X/ t5 X2 M& ~6 B1 A% t; _4 n. ^/ KLaufen 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.: q* Y' u& J5 t- ]% B
- o3 y. c9 e& wThe 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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# s; n) q1 B* S6 tThe 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.
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