Projects / Learning
Library and Bath House at the Safe Haven orphanage, Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand
The first of Tyin's projects in Thailand extended over time into several initiatives, and with a group of students from NTNU in Trondheim they built a library and a bath house in a neighboring village just north of Noh Bo.
Architect: Tyin tegnestue, Rintala Eggertsson and students from NTNU, Trondheim
Published 05 Apr, 2010
Safe Haven Library, Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand
Architects: Tyin tegnestue, Rintala Eggertsson and students from NTNU, Trondheim In January 2009, Tyin invited 15 students from NTNU to a workshop at Safe Haven Orphanage. The orphanage needed a library and new sanitary facilities. Food and education are the most important things the orphanage has to offer the children, but the library is also a place for play and for social gatherings.
The library stands on a foundation of local stone. A concrete block wall cools the building during the day, and an open bamboo façade allows ventilation.
Safe Haven Bathhouse, Thailand
Architects: Tyin tegnestue and students from NTNU, Trondheim The hot and humid climate of Northern Thailand makes personal hygiene important. The new sanitary building contains toilets and washing facilities in two concrete rooms with an open bathing area in the centre. Drainage has to be solved locally, and has to allow for the wet season. The toilet floors are drained gravel and can be hosed down.