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TYIN TEGNESTUE ARCHITECTS CLADS SAFE HAVEN BATHHOUSE IN BAMBOO photo: pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com all images courtesy of TYIN tegnestue architects NORWEGIAN PRACTICE TYIN TEGNESTUE ARCHITECTS
HAS DEVELOPED ‘SAFE HAVEN BATHHOUSE’, A SANITARY BUILDING THAT PROVIDES BASIC AMENITIES FOR A LOCAL ORPHANAGE IN THAILAND. built in collaboration with local workers, the project houses a
toilet block, personal hygiene facilities and a laundry. built around an existing structure, the scheme’s most private functions are situated inside the two plastered concrete forms. the
central volume accommodates containers for bathing, opening out towards a vast area of plantation. a slanted bamboo elevation clads the front of the structure, creating a passageway
connecting the site’s programs. the development shown with the burmese mountains in the background photo: pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com in order to deal with the region’s copious amounts of
rainfall the project employs alternative solutions designed to influence the future development of the district. while the existing facilities comprised concrete flooring which accumulated
water and dirt, its replacement utilizes gravel and wooden floors that are easy to keep clean and dry. waste from the toilets passes through pipes buried below ground. the scheme’s most
private functions are situated inside the two plastered concrete forms photo: pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com the climate of northern thailand makes good personal hygiene essential in order to
prevent diseases, especially for young children. with ‘safe haven bathhouse’, TYIN wanted to create a well functioning and dignified piece of architecture that facilitated the necessity for
hygiene. a slanted bamboo elevation clads the front of the structure photo: pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com the central volume accommodates containers for bathing, opening out towards a vast area
of plantation photo: pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com an open space for bathing between the two brick structures photo: pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com an airy space for bathing with a more secluded
feeling photo: pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com urinals are made from old tyres and cheap plastic tubing photo: pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com ‘safe haven bathhouse’ within its rural setting photo:
pasi aalto / pasiaalto.com 1/12 PROJECT INFO: LOCATION: ban tha song yang, thailand CLIENT: safe haven orphanage PROJECT: bathhouse COST: 22 500 NOK / 2 979 EUR AREA: 61 sqm (657 sqf) BUILT
BY: TYIN tegnestue and local workers ARCHITECTS: andreas grontvedt gjertsen, yashar hanstad philip stevens I designboom mar 11, 2014