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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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1 X" l* `& D( ?( }# H1 bThe 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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; ^4 s3 I$ C1 {3 M% a0 fYou 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.$ p1 A& q# f" v- M$ J9 }
$ J% x; }& p# y" X6 F5 |The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.# q# L0 Z% K6 }$ z
9 h3 W3 l5 x Y3 ?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.
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, M. ?; e S4 X& w8 ~The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.2 n, A7 M2 T4 m6 I& L
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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.
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.3 \& B; F q& [% ^/ \7 f
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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.% g; C9 a9 d& ]! |. ]' f) U
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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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( t1 n6 V* y+ v* T Z& YThe 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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