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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.* Q$ E! h! ~" }0 d7 a! h) D
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. r$ K6 p; I) d+ [! OThe 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.# r* j$ m4 x+ M! R
# o' A- y5 k) S% J `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.. [" X# v0 G5 x8 e
- I3 [% O. O' {# l$ iThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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$ _6 R/ b6 O$ X: N- ~9 r- n1 E+ V& 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.4 V1 K5 g: X/ o r$ p( h# y4 P$ w7 h) z
) G! }# ?& C6 xThe 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.$ b8 m# }5 m2 ~% a4 Y7 @
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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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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.; r1 g5 ]% a9 u& z( }# z5 T- n
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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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p& r" l( h. u5 f7 LLaufen 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 { x9 A2 K; [' ]
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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.# p( S/ x7 ^2 p( r: P, U
% C( `, ^6 [! ?; AThe 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.' ^ `8 W. ]/ P' L0 O: R2 J3 E
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