TYIN tegnestue Architects

TYIN tegnestue Architects was established in 2008. The office

has completed several projects in poor and underdeveloped
areas of Thailand, Burma, Haiti and Uganda.
Solutions to real and fundamental challenges call for an
architecture where everything serves a purpose an architecture
that follows necessity. By involving the local populace actively
in both the design and building of their projects, TYIN are able
to establish a framework for mutual exchange of knowledge
and skills. All materials used in TYINs projects are collected
close to the sites or purchased from local merchants.
TYIN is currently run by Masters of Architecture Andreas G.
Gjertsen and Yashar Hanstad, and has its headquarters in
the Norwegian city of Trondheim. TYIN has won several
international awards and their projects have been published
and exhibited worldwide.
www.tyinarchitects.com // post@tyinarchitects.com // +47 73 60 50 12

Cassia Co-op Training Centre

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Sungai Penuh, Sumatra, Indonesia

Cassia Co-op
Centre for education and administration
230 000 NOK / 30 600 EUR
August - September 2011
TYIN tegnestue and local workers
Pasi Aalto
LINK Arkitektur

Architects:

Andreas Grntvedt Gjertsen

Yashar Hanstad

Students:

Gjermund Wibe (Norway)

Morten Staubo (Norway)
Therese Jonassen (Norway)
Kasama Yamtree (Thailand)
Zifeng Wei (Hungary)
Zofia Piotrowska (Poland)
Sarah Louati (France)
Rozita Rahman (England)
Bronwyn Long (England)

Cassia Co-op Training Centre is an space for education for

local cinnamon farmers in Sumatra. The centre is located in
an area where 75% of the worlds cinnamon production takes
place, and large factories can be found in the vicinity.
The main goal of the 600 sqm facility is to give the local
farmers and factory workers training in sustainable farming
and a general education about the processing of cinnamon,
from the raw bark to the finished product ppacked and ready
for export.
The client Cassia Co-op wants the centre and the future
factory to present cinnamon production in a more ecological,
sustainable and socially viable way. By offering the employees
safe working conditions, decent wages and health insurance
Cassia Co-op will challenge the conventions and set the bar
for future practices in cinnamon production worldwide.

Klong Toey Community Lantern

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Klong Toey Lock 1-2-3, Bangkok, Thailand

Klong Toey Community
Slum upgrading
35 000 NOK / 4 600 EUR
February - March 2011
TYIN tegnestue and students
Pasi Aalto
LINK Arkitektur, RATIO Arkitekter AS

Architects:

Andreas Grntvedt Gjertsen

Yashar Hanstad

Kasama Yamtree (Thailand)

Jeanne-Francoise Fischer (Germany)
Karoline Markus (Germany)
Madeleine Johander (Norway)
Paul la Tourelle (England)
Nadia Mller (Germany)
Wijitbusaba Marome (Thailand)

Students:

Natthanan Yeesunsri, Sarinee Kantana,

Nuntiwatt Chomkhamsingha, Nantawan Tongwat,
Supojanee Khlib-ngern, Nattaporn Seekongplee,
Sarin Synchaisuksawat, Nuchanart Klinjan,
Panyada Sornsaree, Porawit Jitjuewong,
Amornrat Theap-un, Ponjanat Ubolchay,
Yaowalak Chanthamas, Boosarin khiawpairee,
Praopanitnan Chaiyasang, Kritsana Srichoo,
Mario Vahos, Carla Carvalho, Ines Correia,
Sarah Louati, Pola Buske, Tabea Daeuwel,
Johannes Drechsler, Lisa Gothling, Alessa
Hansen, Albert Hermann, Karl Naraghi, Alexander
Neumer, Nandini Oehlmann, Fabian Wolf

Klong Toey is currently the largest and oldest area of

informal dwellings in Bangkok and more than 140.000
people is estimated to live here. The area has great social
challenges which lead to high rates of violence and crime.
A year of preparation period allowed the team to design
and build the structure in as little as three weeks. The
projects main functions are a playground for children and
a common gathering place for adults.
The basic idea behind the project is that Klong Toey
Communty Lantern can be part of a long term strategy
acting as a social tool to improve community conditions in
a positive development.
Fifty small points of light are set among the pillars - Klong
Toey Communty Lantern a convenient, safe and exciting
lantern, both practically and figuratively.

Naust p Aure
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Mre og Romsdal, Norway

Stein Erik Srstrm
Boathouse
250 000 NOK / 4 634 EUR
April 2010 January 2011
TYIN tegnestue Arkitekter
Pasi Aalto

Architects:

Marianne Lbersli Srstrm

Yashar Hanstad

The boathouse is located on the outermost reaches of the

Moere-coast, and it hails from the middle of the eighteenth
century. It was in such a bad state that the owner decided
to tear it down and build it anew. The simplicity of the old
building, its good placement and honest use of materials
would become key sources of inspiration for the design of
the new building.
The disclosed and somewhat unavailable location made
material-reuse very desirable.
An adaptable design approach coupled with a high
degree of presence on the work site have been crucial for
the final result of this project. Rational choices in regards
to material use, method of construction and detailing
have given this boathouse its distinguished architectural
features.

Old Market Library

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Min Buri, Bangkok, Thailand

Old Market Community
Community center
27 000 NOK / 3 600 EUR
March - May 2009
TYIN tegnestue and local community
Pasi Aalto
CASE Studio Architects

Architects:

Kasama Yamtree
Pasi Aalto
Andreas Grntvedt Gjertsen
Yashar Hanstad
Magnus Henriksen
Erlend Bauck Sole

Min Buri is an area of Bangkok, which in recent years has gone

from a lively origo into an almost slum-like area. The Old Market
Library was built in a 100-year-old market building and for over
a period of five months, we designed and built what we hope, in
time, can strengthen the passion in the neighbourhood.
For this project to be successful it was important to involve
the inhabitants actively throughout the whole process, from
inception to completion. Initially we mapped the needs within
the community by holding regular meetings. These meetings
ranged from drawing and building models, to even clearing
garbage. Aside from introducing ourselves to the community
we wanted a deeper understanding of the situation they lived in.
It wasnt always easy getting everyone involved, especially the
adults. However when the project became more tangible this
completely changed. We soon had a regular group that worked
with us every day and who began to develop an attachment
to the library, a sense of achievement and pride. Besides this
social premise of commitment to the library, it was important
for us to use local and reused materials, which were already
available to the community.
The refurbishment was a demonstration of what can be
achieved by the inhabitants themselves, through own initiative,
using local inexpensive materials and their own knowledge.

Safe Haven Bathhouse

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Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand

Safe Haven Orphanage
Bathhouse
22 500 NOK / 2 979 EUR
12th - 29th January 2009
TYIN tegnestue and local workers
Pasi Aalto

Architects:

Andreas Grntvedt Gjertsen

Yashar Hanstad

The new sanitary building houses the basic needs of

the orphanage; the toilets, personal hygiene facilities
and laundry. The internal structure was already built and
became the framework for the project.
The existing sanitary facilities at Safe Haven Orphanage
were narrow, dark and have concrete flooring that
accumulated water and dirt. With this bathhouse we
have tried alternative solutions that hopefully will be an
important asset in the future development in the district.
The climate of northern Thailand makes good personal
hygiene essential to prevent diseases, especially for small
children. With this bathhouse TYIN wanted to create well
functioning and dignified facility for personal hygiene.

Safe Haven Library

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Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand

Safe Haven Orphanage
Library
29 000 NOK / 3 800 EUR
12th - 29th January 2009
TYIN tegnestue and students
Pasi Aalto
Norsk Betongforening, Bygg uten grenser,
Minera Norge, Spenncon, NTNU
Rintala Eggertsson Arkitekter

Students:

Pasi Aalto, Jan Kristian Borgen,

Mari Folven, Ragnhild Frde,
Sunniva Vold Huus, Olav Fsetbru Kildal,
Lene M. N. Kvrness, Oda Moen Mst,
rjan Nyheim, Karoline Salomonsen,
Anne Sandnes, Ola Sendstad,
Kristoffer B. Thrud, Caroline Tjrns,
Anders Sellevold Aaseth

Professors:

Hans Skotte and Sami Rintala

In January 2009, TYIN invited 15 Norwegian architect

students from NTNU to participate in a workshop at the
Safe Haven Orphanage, Thailand. Under the guidence of
Associate Professor Hans Skotte and architect Sami Rintala.
The Lybrary stands on a concrete base casted on a bed of
large rocks gathered on-site. The walls consist of plastered
concrete blocks and cool the building during the day while the
open bamboo facades provided ample natural ventilation.
Iron wood make up the solid frame construction and serves
as a comfortable floor for the children to play on.
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.

Soe Ker Tie House

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Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand

Ole Jrgen Edna
Six sleeping units, orphanage
68 000 NOK / 9 004 EUR
November 2008 - February 2009
TYIN tegnestue and local workers
Pasi Aalto

Architects:

Andreas Grntvedt Gjertsen

Yashar Hanstad
Pasi Aalto
Magnus Henriksen
Line Ramstad
Erlend Bauck Sole

In the fall of 2008 TYIN travelled to Noh Bo, a small village in

the border between Thailand and Burma to design and build
houses for Karen refugee children.
The main driving force behind the Soe Ker Tie House was to
provide the children with their own private space, a place that
they could call home and a space for interaction and play.
The buildings were named Soe Ker Tie Haus by the Karen
workers, the Butterfly Houses. The most prominent feature is
the bamboo weaving technique, which can be found within the
construction of the local houses and crafts. All of the bamboo
was harvested within a few kilometres of the site.
After a six month long mutual learning process with the locals
in Noh Bo, the Soe Ker Tie House was completed in 2009
consisting of 6 sleeping units, housing 24 children. Important
principles like bracing, material economisation and moisture
prevention, may possibly lead to a more sustainable building
tradition for the Karen people in the future.

Rundhallen Interir
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Trondheim, Norway
Studentersamfundet in Trondheim
Student centre interior
1 543 378 NOK / 205 600 EUR
November 2006 - October 2007
TYIN tegnestue and students
Pasi Aalto

Team:

Andreas Grntvedt Gjertsen

Yashar Hanstad
Erlend Bauck Sole
Pasi Aalto

Rundhallen is the entry hall of Samfundet in Trondheim.

For a period of 11 months, the project combined efforts
from more than 70 volunteer students and professionals.
The main concept was to restore Rundhallen to its
original state as it was made in 1929.
The walls, ceiling and floors were restored by examining
old photos from the photo archives at Samfundet. As all
light sources were placed to bring greater focus to the
existing shapes and structures in the circular room.
All additional installations were designed to emphasize
the contrast between the old and new, highlighting some
of the dignity it had when the students took the building
for the first time.