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T Y I N t e g n e s t u e A r c h i t e c t s

TYIN tegnestue Architects was established in 2008. The ofce

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 TYIN´s 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 // [email protected] // +47 73 60 50 12



Cassia Co-op Training Centre

Location: Sungai Penuh, Sumatra, IndonesiaClient: Cassia Co-op

Project: Centre for education and administration

Cost: 230 000 NOK / 30 600 EUR

Building period: August - September 2011

Built by: TYIN tegnestue and local workersPhotographer: Pasi Aalto

Sponsor: LINK Arkitektur

Architects: Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen

Yashar Hanstad

Gjermund Wibe (Norway)

Morten Staubo (Norway)

Therese Jonassen (Norway) Kasama Yamtree (Thailand)

Students: Zifeng Wei (Hungary)

Zoa Piotrowska (Poland)

Sarah Louati (France)

Rozita Rahman (England)

Bronwyn Long (England)

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

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

Client: Klong Toey Community

Project: Slum upgrading

Cost: 35 000 NOK / 4 600 EUR

Building period: February - March 2011Built by: TYIN tegnestue and students

Photographer: Pasi Aalto

Sponsors: LINK Arkitektur, RATIO Arkitekter AS


Yashar Hanstad

Kasama Yamtree (Thailand)

Jeanne-Francoise Fischer (Germany) Karoline Markus (Germany)

Madeleine Johander (Norway)

Paul la Tourelle (England) Nadia Müller (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

project’s 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 strategyacting 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 guratively.



Naust på Aure

Location: Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Client: Stein Erik Sørstrøm

Project: Boathouse

Cost: 250 000 NOK / 4 634 EURBuilding period: April 2010 – January 2011

Built by: TYIN tegnestue Arkitekter


Architects: Marianne Løbersli Sørstrøm

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 highdegree of presence on the work site have been crucial for

the nal 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

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 ve 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 clearinggarbage. Aside from introducing ourselves to the community

we wanted a deeper understanding of the situation they lived in.

It wasn’t 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.

Location: Min Buri, Bangkok, ThailandClient: Old Market Community

Project: Community center

Cost: 27 000 NOK / 3 600 EUR

Building period: March - May 2009

Built by: TYIN tegnestue and local community

Photographer: Pasi AaltoCollaborator: CASE Studio Architects

Architects: Kasama Yamtree

Pasi Aalto

Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen

Yashar HanstadMagnus Henriksen

Erlend Bauck Sole



Safe Haven Bathhouse

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 ooring 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 dignied facility for personal hygiene.

Location: Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand

Client: Safe Haven Orphanage

Project: Bathhouse

Cost: 22 500 NOK / 2 979 EUR

Building period: 12th - 29th January 2009Built by: TYIN tegnestue and local workers



Yashar Hanstad



Safe Haven Library

Location: Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand

Client: Safe Haven Orphanage

Project: Library

Cost: 29 000 NOK / 3 800 EURBuilding period: 12th - 29th January 2009

Built by: TYIN tegnestue and students


Sponsors: Norsk Betongforening, Bygg uten grenser,

Minera Norge, Spenncon, NTNUCollaborator: Rintala Eggertsson Arkitekter

Students: Pasi Aalto, Jan Kristian Borgen,

Mari Folven, Ragnhild Førde,

Sunniva Vold Huus, Olav Fåsetbru Kildal,

Lene M. N. Kværness, Oda Moen Møst, Ørjan Nyheim, Karoline Salomonsen,

Anne Sandnes, Ola Sendstad,

Kristoffer B. Thørud, Caroline Tjærnås, 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 oor 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 todo 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

Location: Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand

Client: Ole Jørgen EdnaProject: Six sleeping units, orphanage

Cost: 68 000 NOK / 9 004 EURBuilding period: November 2008 - February 2009

Built by: TYIN tegnestue and local workers



Yashar HanstadPasi 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 toprovide 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 “Buttery 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 2009consisting 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 Interiør Location: Trondheim, Norway

Client: Studentersamfundet in Trondheim

Project: Student centre interior Cost: 1 543 378 NOK / 205 600 EUR

Building period: November 2006 - October 2007

Built by: TYIN tegnestue and students


Team: Andreas Grøntvedt GjertsenYashar Hanstad

Erlend Bauck SolePasi 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 it´s

original state as it was made in 1929.

The walls, ceiling and oors 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 rst time.

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