TYIN Tegnestue Architects Build Beautiful Community Library in Bangkok Using Recycled Materials

TYIN Tegnestue Architects recently teamed up with CASE Studio and local people from the Min Buri Old Market Community area in Bangkok, Thailand to transform an old market building into a stunning social Library. Made from recycled wood and local affordable materials from a second-hand shop, the Min Buri Old Market Library is now ready for everybody to enjoy.

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Measuring only 10 feet by 30 feet, The Old Market Library was built in one of Bangkok’s poorest areas for only $4,500. Featuring different spaces for different functions, the lower reading room has a raised wooden platform that offers a secure dry area during Thailand’s annual rainy season. A wall made from locally found decayed wood is brightened up with freshly colored wooden boxes leftover from one of CASEs earlier projects that are used as bookshelves.

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