Planar House by JI+TA architect
Planar House is a house located in Thailand. Designed in 2024 by JI+TA architect, the project features layered planes that filter views while ensuring privacy and maintaining a sense of openness. The architecture allows natural sunlight and breeze to permeate, creating moments of ventilation in a dynamic interior. With a well-orchestrated entry sequence, this single-family villa has a central courtyard flanked by communal spaces that lead towards a split-level upper level housing a master suite and two smaller bedrooms.
About Planar House
Spatial Voids as Connective Tissue
The interstitial spaces between these planes allow natural elements—sunlight and breeze—to penetrate the building envelope, creating moments of transparency and ventilation. These voids act not only as environmental filters but also as connective tissue, linking internal courtyards and enhancing spatial flow.
Curated Entry Sequence
A key design intention was to orchestrate an entry sequence that evokes the tranquility of a resort experience. Upon arrival, a choreographed arrangement of vertical and horizontal planes frames a transition from the street into the home, defining areas for parking, the entrance hall, a guest bedroom, and a maid’s quarters. Despite operable openings that let in light and air, overlapping planes ensure that interior functions remain visually shielded from the public realm.
Courtyard as the Heart
Moving beyond the entry hall, residents encounter a central courtyard anchored by a swimming pool and surrounded by key communal spaces: the living room, dining area, kitchen, and a social lounge. A cantilevered horizontal plane partially conceals the upper floor to preserve the privacy of private quarters during gatherings.
Split-Level Private Zone
The upper level is conceived as a split-level volume with a 1.2-meter height difference between the master suite—located above the pool—and two smaller bedrooms facing the street. A screen of timber louvers on the façade mitigates visibility from the outside while allowing air circulation into these rooms.
Photography courtesy of JI+TA architect
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