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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." Q" w% T# d2 [5 _- Q
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0 ~5 q* x2 c6 U9 w0 L- JThe 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.8 l+ w9 q3 q0 m: P; l
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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.$ O; \7 m; {- s" L
) M- @$ I4 L$ P1 k0 tThe Laufen Forum sits alongside the company’s headquarters and acts as a showroom and visitor centre.
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$ h2 k3 }% ?/ m9 ] g6 \0 UIts 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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8 M6 {" H1 n: T/ Z- @" d$ WThe 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.- I F2 ?6 l$ n3 P" Z6 I p) U; y* Y
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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." ^8 k1 Q+ |$ w- P G
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The production of the pieces still involves many manual processes and a thorough understanding of the nuances of the material.% [6 x: o" b- ?7 P& t6 `
1 c* a, N8 [0 c2 e" w1 [: x5 s xLaufen 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.2 y4 A5 [; \ K7 \
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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.
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/ C- F. `; s# [, c# hThe 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.4 s- j6 r5 \" {' d+ P7 r* Y+ B* Q
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