Laufen Swiss Architecture tour
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: s5 F; d' V! @9 h! r& C7 q* f, lDezeen 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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% x2 D# H" h5 HThe 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.* y% P& R, L: u! k
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The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.: X8 U$ N! o' \9 U5 B1 V
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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.
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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.$ J4 W# ]- e4 d, P6 m8 t& [
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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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2 J$ l) v0 X; L( BThe 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.1 ?, O/ h2 ?$ u" M/ `- J3 P" ~
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material. I! `7 g1 Y9 w; ]9 V2 t, a
3 x8 F% H8 X C" {+ ULaufen 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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