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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 ?: F1 F7 v$ M& T
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4 d5 W' p% T7 u# Y0 [/ ~% Y9 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.
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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.
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4 i: x9 w4 W; }' t3 B0 X# VThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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. U* a8 v0 |$ E& A6 VIts 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 }+ i! m7 M2 f& f9 {
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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.% |, p w+ F/ w( T' I
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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.1 K- L: y! d/ [$ y& X" f% d
( i- R$ c" T- XThe 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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0 @4 c# o: G QThe production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.7 x% }7 [; n1 j5 ^; k R9 h
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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.
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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.6 w2 t4 T) X/ P( z( V' O
6 N* \1 l; K, c9 n( ~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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