Laufen Swiss Architecture tour
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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.& O! e% c4 X! t* [5 I6 W
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7 Z2 ]" v# g A4 J( ^6 QThe 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.& V' L& n8 ?) e w! J0 F
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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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The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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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.5 {3 i! Q% _% S1 ~4 [% r/ |- }$ k; r
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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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( Y9 E& Z( u0 {6 l1 L: aThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.! o7 Z3 c1 Q0 H( r, Y! o
6 x- n3 c, `' {$ m; b5 V0 fThe 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./ k% |; M. u! \& ]2 V/ Y
! d! U. [4 ~) E1 ]1 uThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.4 ^5 T- G- u- e% |0 l* u. A _! c
3 R7 u# z( B/ w, [& Q" XLaufen 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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5 O2 ~6 a: S- Z# ?% BThe Living Square collection (above) by Stuttgart designer Andreas Dimitriadis of Platinumdesign has a shallow basin and sharply defined edges that require precise moulding.9 R2 U" z; s, i) c
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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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