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Tyin Tegnestue

Profile of Tyin Tegnestue, headquartered in Norway. Five projects submitted by Tyin Tegnestue have been published on Architecture News Plus (ANP).

: [L-R] Yashar Hanstad and Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen – © Pasi Aalto

Principals

Grøntvedt Gjertsen
Yashar Hanstad

Brief description

TYIN tegnestue is a non-profit organisation working humanitarian through architecture. TYIN is run by Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen and Yashar Hanstad and the projects are financed by more than 60 Norwegian companies, as well as private contributions.

Through the course of the last year TYIN has worked with planning and constructing small scale projects in Thailand. We aim to build strategic projects that can improve the lives for people in difficult situations. Through extensive collaboration with locals, and mutual learning, we hope that our projects can have an impact beyond the physical structures.

Published projects

: Klong Toey Community Lantern by Tyin Tegnestue + Students and Community Klong Toey is currently the largest and oldest areas of informal dwellings in Bangkok. More than 140 000 people is estimated to live here, and most are living...

: Soe Ker Tie House by Tyin Tegnestue In the fall of 2008 TYIN travelled to Noh Bo, a small village on the Thai-Burmese border. The majority of the inhabitants are Karen refugees, many of them...

: Safe Haven Library by Tyin Tegnestue In January 2009 TYIN invited 15 Norwegian architect students from NTNU to participate in a workshop at the Safe Haven Orphanage. The workshop was led by...

: Safe Haven Bathhouse by Tyin Tegnestue The new bathhouse covers basic needs like toilets, personal hygiene and laundry. A simple structure was already built and became the framework for the project...

: Old Market Library by Tyin Tegnestue The Old Market Library is built in a 100 years old market building. The section for the library is 3x9 meter, with a back yard facing a small canal. The roof...