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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.: b, Y) K+ A$ N8 Q
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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.1 U7 Y% z) ~+ |$ ~( A, o
# | e/ Z: ~- H5 Z3 ^The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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/ I0 _" C7 }1 m; B1 zIts 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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, o. {3 `& K8 }# c9 c) R# k" qThe 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.! k. }8 C" f# c3 ?% d/ K
; O3 T. ]' n* F& |/ Q# oThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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$ f3 I1 _! x/ C/ x- H" {6 A8 }9 rThe 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.% C( M; m* a* l/ w6 r* }
+ n1 m8 b) z9 j ]- g7 Q( YThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.
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7 y5 \1 M! G3 w& X& L, _0 j, `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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