--- title: "What you need for building" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/what-you-need-for-building" language: "en" type: "article" description: "With around 1,300 exhibitors and more than 115,000 visitors, this year's \"Swissbau\" in Basle was an innovative and highly successful trade fair that satisfie..." published: "2012-01-31T00:00:00+01:00" modified: "2016-09-27T10:11:59+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/was-man-zum-bauen-braucht/l2_v329707_1046_237_247-1.jpg" --- # What you need for building What you need for building von | Jan 31, 2012 With around 1,300 exhibitors and more than 115,000 visitors, this year's "Swissbau" in Basle was an innovative and highly successful trade fair that satisfied exhibitors and visitors alike. In 2014 "Swissbau" will be held in the architects Herzog & de Meuron's new extension to the complex. In a series of images we present you with the highlights of this year's fair. [www.swissbau.ch](http://www.swissbau.ch) ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_614-2.jpg) ts presentation of colorful parquet flooring ,Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_589-4.jpg) When it comes to interior fittings there is a sturdy yet ultra-light construction alternative: Dendrolight is suitable, for example, as a substructure for steps, for supporting walls, and for door blanks ,Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_614-6.jpg) “Swissbau” is a trade fair where you browse, hands-on that is. There are competent, friendly advisers at hand to help you find what you are looking for, like here at the Forbo stand, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_320-8.jpg) Strolling between rooms: The entrance to “Kitchens –a world of Trends”, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_451-10.jpg) Gaggenau advisory service, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_524-12.jpg) From the kitchen to the world of bathrooms , Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_320-14.jpg) Opposite, the striking stand of the Swiss bathroom manufacturer Laufen, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_624-16.jpg) Taking a closer look and having things explained again. Drainage systems by Tece, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_308-18.jpg) In the office world: The Nimbus und Rosso stand, where the company presented its luminaire program and the acoustic elements, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_301-20.jpg) The “Shell and Building Sheath” section was in Hall 1, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_712-22.jpg) The Velux building, from whose balconies one could look out over the entire hall, was opposite it, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_701-24.jpg) The Swiss company Gasser Fassadentechnik presented its expertise as a systems developer in the façade sector in a mini-world all of its own – entitled “Vision Façade”. Material: Fibre C by Rieder, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_485-1.jpg) © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_545-3.jpg) Luminaire manufacturers concentrated on their new LED ranges – as here with Tulux ,Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_539-5.jpg) At the Dendrolight stand ,Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_462-7.jpg) © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_538-9.jpg) Here one was even cooked Swiss specialties, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_552-11.jpg) Precious stones: Absolutely everything Real Stein, a company from the hills outside Zurich, offers, from façade cladding and flooring, to kitchen worktops, is made of the most luxurious natural stone, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_326-13.jpg) One flagship after another: The Alape, Villeroy&Boch, Duravit and Glas Trösch stands, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_553-15.jpg) Gurgling and gossiping at Hansgroh, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_510-17.jpg) At Geberit there was advice à la pit stop, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_501-19.jpg) Light for as far as one can see at Zumtobel, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_330-21.jpg) The impressive multi-storey stand of the company Eternit, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_508-23.jpg) A presentation at Schott Architecture and Design, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/what-you-need-for-building/l2_v329707_958_480_601-25.jpg) However, as befits the Swiss style and the building industry, there were plenty of opportunities to enjoy a glass of beer, Photo © Sebastian Reuthal, Stylepark