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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.
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4 x& C% n# }* f& `/ v$ L$ mThe 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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+ ?( [1 W: U( dThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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2 |1 l+ o2 a" N/ g" 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.5 x1 r6 S, k; p& n! M
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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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The building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof." O! k0 n$ v8 o+ _+ z
& B+ v6 T- I8 t& o2 W6 G& W# NThe 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.$ k" @( n( U1 S& g3 Y
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.
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4 r. f6 D2 h6 Z0 [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.' L6 U9 n) M; ?
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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.% t9 v$ _0 N0 ?, O5 q4 @
2 ^* ]: g7 z7 y3 y+ Z4 xThe 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., |& o* K( j7 f/ o( ~0 k2 {
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