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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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5 i8 S/ d2 ^" i" F- O$ r6 \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., z* F+ t" M) V2 d: ^9 j. q
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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.. f, U5 x$ W1 q" T
) s9 b3 G. _ O6 [4 m3 ~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.
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/ L T$ B! H6 V7 SThe 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.! |# v" H5 M! x2 X
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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof." s" h/ F0 _' v! P$ A6 ?
& _& O4 H4 I# v1 B! CThe 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.: s0 k, A8 i& i+ N
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.0 V. \2 x) B. V$ _4 u7 n$ j9 i
! l" _- ?6 V" d2 C4 lLaufen 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.$ E5 j4 @/ [% j$ N
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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.$ `0 \, `, y$ `' H' c9 V
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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.8 i1 u, t# i" B2 A, }
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