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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." _& ?! F; P- Y0 @8 E3 v$ D
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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.
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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.# a6 F& f# \6 H2 z
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The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.2 Z# |5 L! \ u i
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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./ n$ E# F: m4 R9 Y, [( H# A
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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." w8 O+ U& b- i( a8 L
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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.. }* B; `9 U+ w, p# n5 Q4 L+ C
, o6 e" a) B& u/ e4 g9 r1 LThe 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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( C1 q8 g' c2 Q7 X+ W9 F- DThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.) z! d; m3 X( p% T& t4 Y
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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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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.
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