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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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! @9 x8 x, `8 e" `1 ?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.
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$ B5 i: N! r; `# S! M- }# ~' LYou 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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The Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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7 c) z' y- Q% H5 X5 t1 ^ G( nIts 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.1 a/ j# g7 V5 \6 R7 ]# B4 x! Q u
4 x1 D+ I6 n$ O1 J5 O$ ] TThe 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.
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" k% F ~5 H$ w0 ~# v# OThe 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.' d* K: t8 i8 a. ^: q0 Z
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.- h S( @, V+ k6 ^* i
0 W9 T* f3 y2 G: wLaufen 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.6 i1 D6 {: X" {
9 h3 q% W- i$ w! HThe Living Square collection (above) by Stuttgart designer Andreas Dimitriadis of Platinumdesign has a shallow basin and sharply defined edges that require precise moulding.3 D/ h) J& _6 h
( D* P4 T% x p) t7 f. MThe 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.6 ^6 A8 f- i8 @- s1 v
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