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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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7 {# K/ h! {6 C* m2 h+ DThe 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.' I, O5 C: | ]& u5 |$ m
8 T) n2 C+ h. L* N7 dYou 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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, M$ {2 K/ V/ c. b Y" ?2 p9 TThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.6 R3 i. S) ~0 d# a# Y8 D. ?4 U$ h
( N% g( _8 N# x2 C7 d" nIts 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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) J- Z" }3 C0 hThe 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.$ q1 `3 s+ g9 `! V( i: W* I- t
9 s! Y* z6 O' U# y F$ HThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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1 ?9 j* H! v6 L) {! C- M; T IThe 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.
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) H% A0 g5 J# `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.8 u- l B) t, }1 |. \8 c3 ~/ a2 @+ o
; `/ e( M, d) X }# fThe 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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) }: ]+ f3 C+ o; [$ \' 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.9 j" e0 E |* j+ d
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