Safe Haven Library
Bibliotek, Safe Haven Orphanage, Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand

Location: Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand
Client: Safe Haven Orphanage
Project: Library
Cost: 29.000 NOK / 4.800 USD
Building period: 12. – 29. January 2009
Sponsors:
Norsk Betongforening
Bygg Uten Grenser
Minera Norge
Spenncon
NTNU
Collaborators: Rintala Eggertsson Architects
Built by: Students and Tutors from NTNU
Tutors: Sami Rintala and Hans Skotte
Students: Pasi Aalto, Jan Kristian Borgen, Mari Folven, Ragnhild Forde, Sunniva Vold Huus, Olav Faasetbru Kildal, Lene M. N. Kvaerness, Oda Moen Most, Orjan Nyheim, Karoline Salomonsen, Anne Sandnes, Ola Sendstad, Kristoffer B. Thorud, Caroline Tjaernaas, Anders Sellevold Aaseth

In January 2009, TYIN invited 15 Norwegian architect students from NTNU to participate in a workshop at the Safe Haven Orphanage, Thailand. Associate Professor Hans Skotte and architect Sami Rintala led the workshop.

The most pressing needs at the orphanage was a new sanitary building and a library. TYIN worked on the sanitary building, together with the Karen workers from Noh Bo. While the workshop participants focused their efforts on the library. With the assistance of TYIN and NTNU professors the Safe Haven Library was completed in only two weeks.

The library was built using local materials and labour. All the money spent on the project was used in the nearby markets. The concrete base of the library is casted on a bed of large rocks gathered on-site. The walls consist of plastered concrete blocks and cool the building during the day.

The simple construction of the open bamboo facades provided ample natural ventilation through out the whole structure. Iron wood make up the solid frame construction and serves as a comfortable floor for the children to play on. The bookshelves are a floor to ceiling height structure that runs the full length of the concrete wall and the floor remains unfurnished to give room different activities. The entrance creates a comfortable buffer zone between a small computer area on one side and a larger library room on the other.

The most important thing to the Tasanee is that her children have food and an education. The library enables the children of the Safe Haven Orphanage to have a space to do homework, use a computer with internet and read books. The new building has also attained the important role of a gathering space and is frequently used for making crafts and playing games.

TYIN pensjoneres - etter 11 fantastiske år!

Vi har fått muligheten til å jobbe sammen med lokalsamfunn, studenter og arkitekter over hele verden. Det har vært en utrolig reise hvor vi har møtt mange fine og interessante mennesker. Vi har lært mye om ulike kulturer, arkitektur og håndverk.

Prosjektene vi har jobbet med har fått massiv støtte og anerkjennelse, både lokalt og internasjonalt. Vi har reist verden rundt og fortalt om prosjektene våre, og delt erfaringer fra det vi har vært med på.

Nå kjenner vi oss klare til å gå nye veier.

Ørjan og Andreas starter opp et nytt firma som har fått navnet fur arkitekter (www.fur.no) og Yashar går til Agraff (www.agraff.no), kontoret han jobbet hos som student; og TYINs første sponsor.

For å komme i kontakt med oss fremover er det bare å sende en mail til en av oss!

Yashar: yashar@agraff.no Andreas: andreas@fur.no Ørjan: orjan@fur.no

Takk til alle som har støttet oss, reist med oss og heiet på oss!

Over og ut TYIN tegnestue

TYIN tegnestue Architects are retiring - after 11 fantastic years!

We’ve had the pleasure of working with local communities, students and architects across the world. It’s been an incredible journey through which we have met numerous generous and interesting people. We’ve learnt a lot about different cultures, architecture and crafts.

Our projects have received massive support and recognition, both locally and internationally. We’ve traveled all over and shared our experiences with the world.

We are now ready to move on into new adventures.

Ørjan and Andreas are starting a new studio called fur architects (www.fur.no) and Yashar goes to Agraff (www.agraff.no), the studio he worked at as a student and TYINs first sponsor.

To stay in touch, feel free to send us an email at:

Yashar: yashar@agraff.no Andreas: andreas@fur.no Ørjan: orjan@fur.no

A big thanks to all of you that has supported us and cheered us on!

Over and out TYIN tegnestue

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