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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.9 v7 N( G/ t+ o# d
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Y5 \, `9 Q/ d5 P9 uThe 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.7 ]+ {) f6 [# ?3 d1 a
% x& F6 o( ^- 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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# r! H9 ?& c, bIts 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 y: E( Q I5 ` K
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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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& B3 A. P: {% h0 TThe building is almost entirely windowless but the central events area is lit by skylights punched into the roof.7 F: v) f J7 o
4 m8 Q$ H+ ^# k) M/ p4 c( fThe 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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& W5 g, k2 J) E, Q, @The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.) f+ k+ L; e" M7 Z( ]
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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." ^* [- k9 W0 E) e: x2 T. T# K
3 }. g8 U' X7 G8 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.
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