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- m$ Q4 U% p7 kDezeen 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." B- c% [. c8 F( @
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, H; v* L7 g) LThe 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.; W- l( V0 h+ o* [* j5 h0 U# A
/ y! M& \$ \# |2 E" zYou 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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, n6 T" n0 c! V: W3 ~$ I* zThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.6 }) k% B; y2 H# K* c2 p# k. L
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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.- A9 B6 n7 G9 s* N/ ?
7 h, s z' k; R9 }" k; zThe 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.( G$ L: h; `3 c6 X; Y7 |
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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.- f( s1 E) K# z' c
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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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1 f$ D5 }3 M" d/ O+ y1 l( DThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.
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2 h5 o. L \/ I6 LLaufen 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.4 L- Q( S& G6 R8 }. u/ Q1 v
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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.) C3 B( R" o8 _# i6 R8 M
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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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