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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.2 ?3 E( a4 C$ a6 r* q4 d
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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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" ~$ A/ ~$ c2 M+ P& D7 R3 L% V$ e* T VThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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" w4 J" Z4 c) |' l7 O, X5 \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.8 F4 J5 [" f1 c% o' x8 M& C
4 ?0 C+ ^) F# A, KThe 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." T# U$ ?' S* {
/ T: L) Z% Z, S$ s- BThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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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. Y7 D+ l" C$ x) r
: }: w* q7 g4 K5 C3 n& @' CThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.
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6 Y4 W' d/ K4 U; TLaufen 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.. o8 D/ a2 f5 h6 r+ }" J
; P+ W( v, b* ^) A! JThe Living Square collection (above) by Stuttgart designer Andreas Dimitriadis of Platinumdesign has a shallow basin and sharply defined edges that require precise moulding. h9 `! j+ q" Q' T5 U( g
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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 ^+ B9 c5 q! v% Z
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