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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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/ e* ?5 Y! S, Z9 M+ B ^% {8 bThe 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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7 [9 E8 j$ k" o* g% t/ WYou 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.2 |5 o6 V* l2 D: u5 ~8 z
& g7 L( Y" r/ k: _1 dThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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: H1 _4 j5 {: g: t8 }7 sIts 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.6 R8 l; V5 ^. n+ J' M8 J' 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.
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+ P* `! \ q' ?* f* ]The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.) G3 k. m' W$ y2 [
7 ~3 }8 G7 u/ TThe 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.+ ? z& g' z( P# c: d3 [* C
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.- K, Y& S' N* R; ~5 G
! J* t. K3 ?2 M( pLaufen 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.- X! g. R6 H1 x
# P8 X7 d6 e- C3 V5 f5 {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./ u9 `9 A0 {+ E) g
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