Coastal 48

Spacious Retreat for the Beach

From $241,100

48m² 12 x 4 x 3.8m 1 bed 1 bath Kitchen

Coastal 36 – Made for Easy Living

Light, relaxed and made for long summer days.

Picture a warm morning by the coast. The doors are open, coffee is on, and there’s nowhere you need to be. With fresh air flowing through and the deck just a step away, inside and outside become one easy living space.

Meet the Coastal 36 – a spacious 36m² one-bedroom cabin designed for relaxed, year-round living. At 10m × 3.6m, there’s room for a generous kitchen, comfortable living area, separate bedroom and full bathroom, making it ideal as a bach, Airbnb, guest accommodation or compact home.

With its classic gable roof, light coastal finishes and warm timber feature entrance, the Coastal 36 has the feel of a modern Kiwi bach without sacrificing the comfort and performance of a proper home. Quality insulation, thermally broken joinery and double glazing keep it comfortable through summer, winter and everything in between.

Inside, the vaulted ceiling creates a light, open feel, while large sliding doors connect the living area with the deck and surrounding landscape. A full kitchen gives you plenty of room for long breakfasts and easy dinners, while the separate bedroom and complete bathroom make longer stays simple.

Add a hardwood deck, heat pump or complete off-grid setup and you’ve got an easy-care retreat ready for the coast, countryside or wherever you spend your summers.

Whether it’s overlooking the sea, tucked behind the dunes or sitting quietly on a rural block, the Coastal 36 gives you enough room to properly unwind while keeping that simple bach feeling.

Cabin Specifications

  • 36m² cabin (10m × 3.6m) with one bedroom and one bathroom.
  • Spacious open-plan kitchen, dining and living area.
  • Full kitchen with quality appliances, generous storage and moisture-resistant cabinetry.
  • Complete bathroom with quality fixtures and mechanical extraction.
  • Classic gable roof with a recessed, timber-lined entrance.
  • Coastal exterior finishes with warm natural timber features.
  • Vaulted ceiling creating a light, spacious interior.
  • Thermally broken aluminium joinery with double glazing.
  • Large sliding doors opening the living area onto the deck.
  • Bright, hard-wearing birch plywood interior lining.
  • Timber frame built to NZS 3604 standards for durability, seismic and wind resistance.
  • Floor, wall and ceiling insulation for year-round comfort and energy efficiency.
  • Energy-efficient LED downlights throughout.
  • Black up-down exterior wall lights.

Optional Extras

  • Garapa hardwood decking, finished with protective oil.
  • Off-grid solar power, freshwater storage and wastewater systems.
  • Rainwater harvesting, power and data connections.
  • Heat pump for year-round heating and cooling.
  • Nationwide insured delivery, including placement and setup.

Built Properly. Made to Last.

Built in Nelson by a family firm with building experience dating back to 1975, the Coastal 36 combines quality craftsmanship with practical design and materials chosen to stand up to New Zealand conditions.

From design and construction through to delivery and setup, we can take care of the whole process. Every Coastal 36 is backed by our 10-year materials and workmanship guarantee and a 1-year maintenance period.

Your own little piece of the coast – light, relaxed and made for easy living.

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Selections

Colour & finish options.

The available materials and finishes for your Coastal 48.

COLORSTEEL Cladding Colours
Colorsteel Ebony
Ebony
Colorsteel Flaxpod
Flaxpod
Colorsteel Grey Friars
Grey Friars
Colorsteel Ironsand
Ironsand
Colorsteel Mist Green
Mist-Green
Colorsteel Permanent Green
Permanent-Green
Colorsteel Scoria
Scoria
Colorsteel Titania
Tiatania
Interior Lining
Grooved plywood interior lining
Grooved Plywood
Birch ply interior lining
Smooth Plywood
Painted Plywood
Painted Plywood
Laminate Flooring
Chiba Oak
Chiba Oak
Woodland Lifestyle flooring blackbutt
Blackbutt
Prime Oak
Prime Oak
Woodland Lifestyle flooring alive beige
Alive Beige
Supreme Beige
Supreme Beige
Woodland Lifestyle flooring fur grey
Fur Grey
Sandy Beige
Sandy Beige
Silica White
Silica White
Carpet
Carpet Coal Cable Bay
Coal
Carpet Paua Golden Bay
Paua
Carpet Dartmoor Cable Bay
Dartmoor
Carpet Mussel Golden Bay
Mussel
Carpet Stone Cable Bay
Stone
Carpet Cockle Cable Bay
Cockle

& many more options available

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It depends on your council and how you'll use it. Used as a permanent or secondary dwelling, this will typically need building consent; used purely as non-habitable space, it may not. We'll help you work out exactly what your site and council require.
From deposit to delivery, most projects run several weeks — the build itself happens in our Motueka factory while your site is prepared in parallel.
We deliver to most locations across New Zealand with insured transport, and manage site access planning, placement and setup. Tell us your proposed site location when you enquire and we'll give you an estimate.
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