Laufen Swiss Architecture tour   A% a. p* R, N: [# d 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. : v5 B3 H: C$ o6 `9 {1 V2 {[/url] + z; f1 n+ B  O  x7 @8 v. 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. 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. The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre. , v( i7 e, v: s. v6 @! I5 hIts 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. + R  H; m. T/ J! W1 i 6 J/ Z6 Q) q5 M+ Q: UThe 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. 3 X+ v4 O2 n) @. h, _  t; D2 M$ WThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof. 6 K0 O! H  S( c  ^  U" W 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. ' h" h/ Y4 Z9 U6 \ ' [( {6 b( A0 g8 o$ f( ~The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material. 3 `6 }  e; a- \6 iLaufen 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. The Living Square collection (above) by Stuttgart designer Andreas Dimitriadis of Platinumdesign has a shallow basin and sharply defined edges that require precise moulding.   i3 n/ D8 f$ L; GThe 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. ) Z9 c2 u' e1 h6 G) i[Search:DCION

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