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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6 Q2 U( ~1 t! ]# t6 \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.
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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. ?9 B# W, D) ?5 F4 y- k# ]
* k6 Q2 J' T; v1 Y0 ~4 C/ e: XThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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4 M% m3 `3 R C% I* uIts 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.& k4 m: U) u1 L, X
' q8 C, W: K" y2 [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.$ ^8 Y, N7 q& q0 K1 {7 K2 R
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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.: Q( U# X7 a1 |; h3 D# F
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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., ~. w! K0 ` A
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material." [+ e4 I. U' S0 |5 j, A
2 |% L- W6 o. T, q8 C4 C5 j9 K' yLaufen 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.
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+ O( O& f: V* K, ~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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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.7 F4 ~( k( q% K8 ? c( u
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