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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.1 R- A: x" Y Z
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+ I5 B& v1 N/ w" g& {( XThe 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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# j" [1 U, S" h+ D2 [/ Q) F: z% VYou 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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1 M3 \$ e6 V8 Y% y0 j: Y! ~0 zThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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, i9 o" y2 M! W) aIts 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.2 ~ ~0 L3 N7 u) j' t
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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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! ^ {8 d3 j2 _* f8 ~7 ^' z ]The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.
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1 @: m0 M$ f& s! t* C! u: yThe 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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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.4 _ \2 p/ S" l1 n9 K: f
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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.- Y3 Q) n/ b- ^1 p
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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./ ]/ X H! N: g3 u/ s
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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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