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Duravit Headquarters
A gargantuan toilet has landed in Germany’s Black Forest. In December the bath-fixture manufacturer Duravit opened a new five-story headquarters in the medieval town of Hornberg. The $14.3 million, 54,000-square-foot building was designed by Philippe Starck, a Duravit contributor for more than 10 years.
The flamboyant Frenchman conceived a steel-paneled facade that frames the 30-foot-high tribute to good hygiene; visitors can alight on the bowl’s rim, which serves as a viewing perch for the surrounding landscape. Inside, showrooms designed by Atelier Brueckner and Torsten Neeland display smaller-scale wares by the likes of Starck and Sieger Design—whose Happy D sink ($650–$800) and bathtub ($2,995–$4,500) are shown here.
Duravit
Werderstrasse 36
78132 Hornberg
Germanytel: +49 07833 70 0
