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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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8 P/ m+ f, q; i5 v, 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.* ?' G, r: s3 V" q0 o( S
* Q/ Z3 X- s$ N# {0 M/ l. O# vYou 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.$ o, j0 K, w2 j3 t p
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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 [1 l7 ^) d* a7 R1 ^. kThe 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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5 u. h/ [2 t9 fThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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$ ^/ H$ K. ?' Z, @4 [% _3 E- s- @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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" |) o0 e! s, D& v( u% R' n0 QThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.! ^7 O: J# T2 L& ~* u O
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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.
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" v0 e% Y) F( v- O5 X5 CThe Living Square collection (above) by Stuttgart designer Andreas Dimitriadis of Platinumdesign has a shallow basin and sharply defined edges that require precise moulding.# L3 h. e9 `: k' b6 l$ T! m
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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.
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