Tyin tegnestue: www.tyinarchitects.com
TEXTURE, SUSTAINABLE, SOCIAL, SELFMADE
In the fall of 2008 TYIN travelled to Noh Bo, a small village on the Thai-Burmese border 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. Because of their appearance the buildings were named Soe Ker Tie Haus by the Karen workers; The Butterfly Houses. 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.
Location: Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand
Client: Ole Jorgen Edna
Project: Six sleeping units, orphanage
Cost: 68.000 NOK, (12,300 USD)
Time: November 2008 February 2009
Built by: TYIN tegnestue and workers from Noh Bo
Architects: Pasi Aalto, Andreas Grontvedt Gjertsen, Yashar Hanstad, Magnus Henriksen, Line Ramstad, Erlend Bauck Sole
Photographer: Pasi Aalto, www.pasiaalto.com
This project is published in the book : NEEDS | Architecture in developing Countries
LetteraVentidue Edizioni S.r.l. | ISBN 9788862420327
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