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./ S0 I$ q m/ ?3 v2 D; i1 y
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2 x. q: S( Z/ u0 F; I: G, r/ s0 JThe 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.1 B' H4 L% f6 x" T0 r- X0 ]' z5 G
. l& `$ ?/ d$ S+ H I" D( ]$ _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.0 G6 C: x. q# M/ T
$ h0 c0 ~" m$ W* k8 [The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.5 W% ]5 g7 N) Q+ ?0 F
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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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$ e' J! S% A# S$ ?7 n9 ^; NThe 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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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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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./ A( E/ ?) o8 E4 X2 l7 N5 y
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.
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3 M" E, @+ \. b7 k5 A3 x1 bLaufen 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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9 ]7 X [/ @9 f5 {1 x+ A) l( KThe 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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# C! e" O" l7 i$ b& i% {0 B2 Q6 iThe 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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