Laufen Swiss Architecture tour
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3 D6 o3 b6 [0 u5 iDezeen 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.# H* n. v3 o$ P, M8 |, T! q
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The 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.
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$ M8 h- F8 g0 _ f% b' f$ M2 F6 uYou 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.. P2 A+ V( q- ^! D, V9 U
( R! q/ G& p1 c4 W y$ kThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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, o* _7 }6 F9 i$ `; P2 `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." H0 u- x8 ]* R" |0 R* k4 B
4 |) ]: b+ r1 ~: ^3 @+ }5 f: |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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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.) f3 z+ t* \) \* b
+ i0 D4 _! z$ X. Y1 W. qThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.: M& u% y( Z6 n U5 W
3 P$ ^2 ]& t/ ] P9 h, ?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.
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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.8 v3 d* t. R$ x3 ]$ G
/ G/ y4 _- e KThe 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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