Laufen Swiss Architecture tour
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9 M: P8 d( V- T7 B" \2 m4 s" u! ~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.# O7 V+ v; S+ V
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* M: F3 [: w( QThe 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.3 R; l: B3 O# U2 S
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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.* y# L S+ S4 [5 H
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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.( `; u; C( l' H7 D# C" B# G3 _
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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.: `0 a$ s" h: a. B7 J9 ?
. C; W# G2 J1 b7 V6 @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.
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; U) w0 |. ~4 n7 W/ dThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material., B, {: I% Y2 s" E0 X. d
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Laufen 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. T& z( L+ Z1 E: g0 E& b5 H
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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.! }3 N1 G$ j4 e& r
1 I1 x5 K0 ?' q! z" b. ZThe 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.$ M9 d7 ` l1 g7 Z; Q5 r6 X3 I) Z1 i
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