BAAN DOI guest houses

Centre for agriculture

Mae Sae, Thailand

In the north of Thailand, several guest houses are being built for the NGO Baan Doi as part of their agricultural centre. Following the principles of sustainability, the NGO practices agriculture there for its own consumption, is training the children and offers permaculture courses for interested people from the region.

The permaculture center for agriculture has been already busy planting and harvesting in recent years. Our partner NGO Baan Doi was not only able to produce valuable food but also to show its children how farming can be done in harmony with nature. Now BASEhabitat is back in Thailand to implement a next step in the project: Guest houses as a source of income and accommodation for visitors to the agricultural centre.

BASEhabitat Postgrad students have been developing the designs in Linz and were three months on site to build a first prototype. Adobe blocks have been produced from a mixture of clay, rice husks and rice straw, bamboo is being cut and treated on site.

The team of Thai workers and international students from Linz is supported by curious children from the NGO. By the end of 2022 the first building could be finished.
In October 2023 the next group of students is going to build the second guest house.

An active sponsor of the project is the children’s charity “Kindernothilfe”, which has chosen BAAN DOI as their heart project. More information here.