{"id":474,"date":"2025-07-21T23:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rufdesign.ch\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=474"},"modified":"2025-07-22T21:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:23:27","slug":"shower-lava-raw-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/rufdesign.ch\/en\/portfolio-item\/dusche-lava-roh-schweiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Shower Lava Roh, Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdewsvs5-9a694dec9f545a0b79afaa361172e021\">\n.avia-section.av-mdewsvs5-9a694dec9f545a0b79afaa361172e021{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/rufdesign.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bas-topaz-upscale-4x.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\nposition:relative;\n}\n.avia-section.av-mdewsvs5-9a694dec9f545a0b79afaa361172e021 .avia-divider-svg-bottom svg{\nheight:97px;\nwidth:calc(100% + 1.3px);\nfill:#959478;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-mdewsvs5-9a694dec9f545a0b79afaa361172e021 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50'><div class='avia-divider-svg avia-divider-svg-pyramids avia-divider-svg-bottom avia-flipped-svg avia-to-front avia-svg-original'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path d=\"M761.9,44.1L643.1,27.2L333.8,98L0,3.8V0l1000,0v3.9\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-474'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3z556-33661f648cd63dc7ea93ec2cd4945c01\">\n.avia-section.av-3z556-33661f648cd63dc7ea93ec2cd4945c01{\nbackground-color:#95947b;\nbackground-image:unset;\nmargin-top:-80px;\nmargin-bottom:-60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-3z556-33661f648cd63dc7ea93ec2cd4945c01 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-20 av-height-percent  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='20' data-av_min_height_opt='percent'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-474'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"specialtitel\"  class='flex_column av-wxteq-3b680e1888a7f9f12e8aec9669bb14bc av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdewfwx3-97ed0db563d24bc1bc7b51a815909fcc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mdewfwx3-97ed0db563d24bc1bc7b51a815909fcc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mdewfwx3-97ed0db563d24bc1bc7b51a815909fcc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mdewfwx3-97ed0db563d24bc1bc7b51a815909fcc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mdewfwx3-97ed0db563d24bc1bc7b51a815909fcc av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Depth that remains, Switzerland<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdewj8es-3360ff44f0c4d4cd9cf5363d8605d6bd\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mdewj8es-3360ff44f0c4d4cd9cf5363d8605d6bd .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdewj8es-3360ff44f0c4d4cd9cf5363d8605d6bd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"344\">In a private residential project in St. Gallen, the shower room became an architectural element. Clad with raw lava slabs from Volvic, treated with colour intensifier and impregnation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-sx3j6-bd4692a876435abc3210e02d5c2d2446\">\n.avia-section.av-sx3j6-bd4692a876435abc3210e02d5c2d2446{\nposition:relative;\n}\n.avia-section.av-sx3j6-bd4692a876435abc3210e02d5c2d2446 .avia-divider-svg-top svg{\nheight:97px;\nwidth:calc(100% + 1.3px);\nfill:#959478;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-sx3j6-bd4692a876435abc3210e02d5c2d2446 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-parallax av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_px='97'><div class='avia-divider-svg avia-divider-svg-pyramids avia-divider-svg-top avia-svg-negative'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path d=\"M761.9,40.6L643.1,24L333.9,93.8L0.1,1H0v99h1000V1\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' style='height:97px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-474'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-j4d8a-2b4abfc02a91955898d02664a011a47e main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-474'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fxfvu-400b0bf6225a4214f8bbdc3d459cec12 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_masonry_gallery  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdewjv18-9363e640ad919abb8f105f56beb7cac3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mdewjv18-9363e640ad919abb8f105f56beb7cac3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mdewjv18-9363e640ad919abb8f105f56beb7cac3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mdewjv18-9363e640ad919abb8f105f56beb7cac3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mdewjv18-9363e640ad919abb8f105f56beb7cac3 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >A room made of lava<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdewkbxy-1219c4c2aa3904bf11613e5e52e5425a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A room that doesn't push itself into the foreground and therefore makes an impact. In this bathroom, all surfaces are clad in raw lava stone slabs. Dark, porous, full of character. The treatment gives the stone depth without losing its openness. The shower remains functional, but becomes something else. A silent envelope of natural stone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdewkp6e-bcc8e030198e24d279e8139579093267'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"605\">The stone as the starting point for everything else<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"938\">The surface appears rough and soft at the same time. Open-pored, slightly iridescent in the light, perceptible in its materiality. The slabs are generously proportioned, the transitions deliberately organised. Every joint is perfect. The stone shows itself without dominating. It becomes a surface, a form, a stage for the light. Architecture is not created around it, but with it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdewkylb-31ed2ab027f78e8ebfe2964c88256232'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"986\">Reduction creates a sense of space and closeness<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"892\">The bench, wall and niche form one continuous surface. Everything is made of the same material, without breaks or divisions. The light feels its way across the surfaces, moves over edges, seeps into shadows. The result is a space that creates closeness, that withdraws without hiding. Clear, calm, physically close.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdewll20-2bd626bfa63bc58fd4ab5f82259ef113'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1145\">A place that takes a step back<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1878\">The technology remains visible, but restrained. Nothing is decorative. Everything is precisely placed. The lava stone determines the atmosphere, not the design. This creates a feeling of reduction and protection. Of calm and presence. And of permanence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"557\"><strong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"503\">A project realised by:<\/strong> Ruf Design AG (Representative Pyrolave - Switzerland)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div id='av-masonry-1' class='av-masonry av-mdewrigi-c61aa5b3e6353d4b1981b4589b432470 noHover av-fixed-size av-large-gap av-hover-overlay-active av-masonry-animation-active av-masonry-col-3 av-caption-always av-caption-style- av-masonry-gallery av-desktop-columns-overwrite av-desktop-columns-3' data-post_id=\"474\"><div class=\"av-masonry-container isotope av-js-disabled\"><div class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item av-masonry-item-no-image'><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/rufdesign.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BASALTINA_Bild_079-1030x687-1.jpg\"  aria-label=\"image Ruf Design\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-540' data-av-masonry-item='540' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-540 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image 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