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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.3 t7 ]2 _$ p- V# Q: \
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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.. h2 @+ t: u* E* @2 Z) @+ P; f
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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.
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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.
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0 l# n, E* b5 k. q% X7 m) C( `1 p7 aThe 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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2 Q W9 M n( \* B8 X; e1 g! yThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.6 I9 `; [* `" j. G4 o. r
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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.* e; [/ d- ^' {0 @* W
7 B* m% u# F& @* E6 U$ J- rThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.! l: Y* w5 t: @" a& A
$ a; y( t+ t5 [7 zLaufen 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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" l% {" @4 W* H& J' |! P- p. ~, fThe 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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/ z- m# J% V9 |/ 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.3 ^; t9 Q0 D( W( C- V$ F3 z( p4 L: m0 s
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