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Old Market Library by TYIN tegnestue Architects | © Pasi Alto

Old Market Library by TYIN tegnestue Architects | © Pasi Alto

TYIN tegnestue Architects 

Photographer: Pasi Alto
Location: Min Buri, Bangkok, Thailand
Client: Old Market Community
Project: Community house
Cost: 27 000 NOK / 3 600 EUR
Building period: March 2009 – May 2009
Area: 58,48 m2
Built by: TYIN tegnestue and the Min Buri community

Project Description: The Old Market Library is built in a 100-year-old market building. The section for the library measures 3×9 metres internally, with a back yard facing a small canal. The roof and the walls were in very poor condition, and consequently any new element had to be self-supporting.

The water can raise to around 50cm above floor level

One of the main challenges for the community is the annual flooding during the rainy season. In this period, the water can raise to around 50cm above floor level. Retaining the water would be very challenging and the solution was to elevate the calmer zones above the maximum flood level. This ensured that the library was usable throughout the flooded period.

Because of the height of the ceiling in the main room, there was an opportunity to construct an intimate loft space. The library is divided into two zones along its length; one side lets you move through the building along the bookshelves, while the other side is for reading and other passive activities.

Main Room; Old Market Library by TYIN tegnestue Architects | © Pasi Alto

Study; Old Market Library by TYIN tegnestue Architects | © Pasi Alto

Beyond the main room is a smaller space, the study. An old toilet in the corner was removed and has become a home for a small tree, which hopefully will have good fertilization in the years to come. In the back yard a pergola was constructed to protect against the blazing sun.

The bookshelves are made of wooden boxes from one of CASE’s earlier projects

In this project it was important for us to use local and reused materials, which were already available to the community. The bookshelves are made of wooden boxes from one of CASE’s earlier projects, while the cladding was assembled using old and decayed wooden pieces found in the immediate surroundings. The internal structure demanded a higher quality wood that had to be trusted to take the specific loads and span certain distances. These materials were bought at the local second hand wood shop.

The commercial centre of the Min Buri Market had already moved across the canal due to a fire in the late nineties. As the years have passed by, the community has diminished from a lively origo into an almost slum-like area. The land rights are uncertain and partly because of this the inhabitants are reluctant to invest in their homes.

Main Room; Old Market Library by TYIN tegnestue Architects | © Pasi Alto

Backyard; Old Market Library by TYIN tegnestue Architects | © Pasi Alto

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 clearing garbage.

It wasn’t always easy getting everyone involved, especially the adults

As part of a survey we interviewed people in the area about their views on the community, its past, present and future. Aside from introducing ourselves to the community we wanted a deeper understanding of the situation that 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. They began to develop an attachment to the library, a sense of achievement and pride; something we feel was a premise for the library to function in the long term.

For TYIN, this project was not only about the refurbishment of the old Market Library; it was also to strengthen the passion in the neighbourhood. 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.
Architects:
Kasama Yamtree
Pasi Aalto
Andreas Grontvedt Gjertsen
Yashar Hanstad
Magnus Henriksen
Erlend Bauck Sole

Collaborator:
CASE Studio Architects

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