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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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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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: {5 U' n3 U) g2 ^9 @. GYou 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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E* C4 r2 G: d( f7 RThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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7 K8 P$ {' i. ~! l4 }5 @' n2 `# o; r3 KIts 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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4 i. |: }2 B+ C+ Z$ GThe 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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# ^: U6 j) {4 O, T$ V# e" Z' UThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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' n# g- }( }& a8 X5 I3 o' z% ~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.2 Z$ X$ t: p m0 f9 [1 R3 w5 D9 c* I
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.! B9 ^ r- \( ~* L7 `
5 b3 n: V1 n# |/ _$ a% sLaufen 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.2 w" Y2 d+ g( e+ E4 ?
" s2 C2 r$ _/ T2 t+ T: {( C/ GThe 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 V/ t7 K/ MThe 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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