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TYIN Tegnestue is a Norwegian not-for-profit architectural humanitarian organisation.[1] TYIN builds strategically economical projects aimed at improving the lives of the poorer sections of the society.[2] They are most known for dormitories for Karen refugee children in the village of Noh Bo on the Thai-Burmese border.[3]
Background and Goals
TYIN Tegnestue was founded by five students from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. They are: Pasi Aalto, Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen, Yashar Hanstad, Magnus Henriksen, Line Ramstad, Erlend Bauck Sole.[4] TYIN’s goals are to increase awareness of the environment, to respond to the growing need for clean water, power, shelter, healthcare, education and to address humanitarian crises.[5]
To date they have designed and built four projects in Thailand.[6] Each of the projects cost around $10,000 to complete successfully. The group’s first project was the Soe Ker Tie House which began in autumn 2008. The name translates to ‘Butterfly House’ and was named so because of its cantilevering roofs.[7]
The Butterfly Houses
Architect and one of the founders of TYIN Tesgnestue, Ole Jørgen Edna from Levanger in Norway, began building an orphanage in 2006 in Noh Bo, Thailand. The Soe Ker Tie project – or Butterfly House – was completed in February 2009, and housed 50 orphans.[8] The bamboo used to create the building is harvested within a few kilometres of the site. The shape of the roof allows effective, natural ventilation and collects rain water. The buildings are raised from the ground, meaning less chance of the construction rotting.[9] In August 2010, TYIN was awarded $10,000 by The Earth Awards where it won the award for the Social Justice category. TYIN will now compete with five other category finalists for the Grand Prize of The Earth Awards 2010 in London in September 2010.[10]
Other Projects
TYIN Tesgnestue also worked on a two libraries – Safe Haven Library and Old Market Library. Safe Haven Library is a library for the Safe Haven Orphanage and the Old Market Library has been transformed from an old market building into a library using local and reused materials. Both of these projects were constructed in 2009.