House Zanoli | HAA Studio | Bangkok, Thailand

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Modern house with neat architectural design, featuring large glass windows, wooden accents, and a spacious driveway surrounded by lush greenery

Modern family house in the heart of Bangkok

Built by HAA Studio, House Zanoli redefines modern living in one of Bangkok's most dynamic residential areas — Panya Villa. The house, designed for the Zanoli family, transforms a previously demolished structure into a luminous sanctuary that reflects the values of privacy, family unity, and harmonious integration between interior and exterior spaces.

With a central pool in the inner courtyard, high ceilings, and an open yet cozy layout, this residence embodies HAA Studio's core concept: 'open but closed'.

Design rooted in family and memories

The project was created for Mrs. Jarry Zanoli and her eldest daughter Jessica, with the involvement of Angel and Romana, her two younger sisters who occasionally return from the US. To keep a connection to the past, elements of the original house were preserved and reused as decorative accents that evoke nostalgia in a contemporary context.

This personal link to family history shapes every detail of the new design — blending memories, warmth and innovation into a unified architectural narrative.

The concept of 'open but closed'

Surrounded by two-story houses on all sides, the site posed a challenge for privacy, influencing the design direction. HAA Studio placed the house inward, positioning all main living areas around the inner courtyard and pool. This layout filters visual distractions, ensuring optimal natural lighting, ventilation, and spatial openness.

The giant pivot wooden wall on the facade adds both drama and functionality, allowing the house to 'breathe' through timely air circulation. Inside, cross-ventilation and shaded openings reduce heat — an effective application of passive design principles, reducing the house's reliance on mechanical cooling.

Pool in inner courtyard at center

The pool is literally and emotionally central to the house, surrounded by building volumes that define the inner courtyard as a private oasis. This 'courtyard pool' concept offers a secluded sky view — a personal nature spot shielded from the city. The expanded pool terrace serves as the main entrance and public hub where family gathers for swimming, sunbathing, and entertaining guests.

Natural breezes, reflections of sunlight, and shaded niches make this central space visually and sensorially dynamic — the defining element of House Zanoli.

Dynamic interior zones

The interior layout is based on a two-level kitchen and dining area, with a height of five meters. The fully transparent glass wall near the pool and the sliding doors blur the boundaries between inside and outside, transforming this area into a flexible space for celebrations — from Christmas dinners to Halloween parties.

On the first floor, the head of household's bedroom has direct access to the pool and features a Hi-Jet bathroom, positioned to capture shimmering reflections of water and light. The flow of movement allows the family to easily navigate between private rooms and common areas, maintaining hidden service routes for staff and maintenance.

Upper level living and rooftop sanctuary

The second floor is designed for three bedrooms for the daughters, a shared space, including a mirror wall at 90 degrees that expands the perception of space, and a roof garden, designed as a living continuation of the interior. The rooftop terrace also serves as an outdoor lounge for winter gatherings, enhanced with a multi-functional pavilion, which can be used as a gym, yoga hall or guest room.

This upper level highlights HAA Studio's emphasis on flexibility, light and greenery, ensuring that every part of the house supports rest and entertainment.

House designed specifically for modern lifestyle

House Zanoli represents a multi-functional family home, perfectly suited to the Zanoli family's lifestyle — a place for swimming, entertaining guests and solitude. By combining Thai climatic experience, passive ecological design and modern aesthetics, HAA Studio created a house that is both sustainable and deeply personal.

In the House Zanoli, architecture becomes an expression of family identity and modern comfort. Carefully blended materials, light, and spatial hierarchy create a cozy and vibrant sanctuary, proving that privacy, openness and connection can coexist harmoniously under one roof.

Photos © Rungkit Charoenwat House Zanoli | HAA Studio | Bangkok, Thailand

Photos © Rungkit Charoenwat Modern house with neat architectural design, featuring large glass windows, wooden accents, and a spacious driveway surrounded by lush greenery.

Photos © Rungkit Charoenwat House Zanoli | HAA Studio | Bangkok, Thailand