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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.3 K; s' M k7 y A% N0 @0 y2 J
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M, ]8 q0 W! j& P/ S' YThe 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.
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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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2 \' v; N g7 W: R; C7 D, mIts 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.5 \0 P8 d, Y( g* M# P
8 _6 W$ J0 B/ p; T0 E% l5 U/ ]. t0 nThe 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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* l. A0 U) M ^" Z9 nThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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/ U8 u5 J3 U9 f3 e% j5 `1 b( 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.
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$ P7 A5 h3 o1 J( MThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.- X7 \" Q* s/ `7 M
3 \" q* A" A& `- YLaufen 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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1 h5 E7 _+ X. L2 F( ?2 a2 gThe 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.# u5 k4 e# P2 l7 j
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