Laufen Swiss Architecture tour1 G' E9 W& t' Q, I; x
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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.8 r4 f6 E! p+ W8 b) w
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5 s! a0 @# l8 g0 S5 H, kThe 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 q4 E5 U( P2 i/ k
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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.0 n. C2 Z/ I7 G6 L! {
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The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.0 M p! o# g5 G
) {4 N8 |! H! p, Q$ e. H- w7 o) oIts 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.' m n0 v1 P) v+ b+ J( |
/ c: D, ^# k- a0 @1 A! ^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." R( d2 J' f! Z8 O& T& |7 \
& j$ u4 [0 {" U! I7 S& r) M# y/ wThe 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.
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) h' U" p9 ?0 zThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material., Y3 A( f, T& `, i
! o& g6 r; Z- g& j4 h+ u# gLaufen 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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7 }+ ~" D$ O3 ]8 F7 z+ h5 DThe Living Square collection (above) by Stuttgart designer Andreas Dimitriadis of Platinumdesign has a shallow basin and sharply defined edges that require precise moulding." t: A' h2 [9 \0 Q" P4 _/ y
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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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