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./ ~$ U8 Z* p3 T
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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.! b, O9 L$ c6 | G, c" X2 A
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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.- |; k r3 J* M# P3 Y4 g; L
^1 p* l( n( H! h- y: @& AThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.3 \, M" I& ~! n2 |: V
& A: p5 O" {3 e5 w# }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.
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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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7 k; B3 o' X) i* G* o" N( i( TThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof./ I- F1 _: e, w, J+ i8 O0 }/ @+ t+ I
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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." I2 `& q" n0 U
# ~- A! u" Q6 f; {The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.% o2 u6 M. D9 ?+ a5 r1 m
& Q: G$ ]* ]! G' KLaufen 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.* f0 K6 [9 T7 J7 k3 W% X
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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.# C1 ~2 f" |0 I9 f3 n$ i7 Z7 A ~
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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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