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! ^* Z6 n% N0 B- D1 }/ RDezeen 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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# J; p4 |9 U1 w: R# Q2 cThe 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 n1 r) O7 T! Z: w/ S. C. a) d
' o# l, o, h3 ?/ X# SYou 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./ [# L# z7 j) e
; ?- h$ W. Y) b3 ^8 Z3 U/ g% }: i2 ]) ~" AThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.) s s) a1 h* Y/ H' b
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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.. q( b# t7 h6 d: q
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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.
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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.( T7 y0 u7 b- ~" s
* l% ~$ g, x3 C& 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.: D& w1 B) |* w& {: y- [$ A
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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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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., {9 |6 B6 M8 o& a5 x' Z" {
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