Minimal Cabin

One bedroom — One bathroom —

Open Plan Kitchen/Living — 38 m2

The Minimal Cabin is an expansive yet cozy home that redefines comfort and modern living.

Designed in collaboration with Minimal Design in Wanaka, this cabin maximises a one-bedroom layout, one-bathroom layout with open plan kitchen and living. The modern plywood kitchen provides a hub for living and cooking. Measuring 10.6 x 5 meters it's a small house that thinks big, an idyllic bach getaway, an inviting Airbnb, and a welcoming space for your parents, children or guests

The Minimal Cabin is engineered to excel in thermal performance and comfort, ensuring you stay warm and dry all year round. Whether you seek a retreat, a home, or a haven for your loved ones, the Minimal Cabin is adaptable to your needs.

Features

  • 38m² internal floor area
    9.6 x 4.0m internal dimensions
    10.6 x 5.0m external dimensions

  • Master bedroom with large wardrobe

  • Modern plywood kitchen with full size fridge, oven, dishwasher and sink

  • Bathroom with tiled shower and large vanity

  • R6.9 ceiling, R6+ walls, R5.95 floor insulation values

Price

$219,500 inc GST - fully built on site including building consent, standard engineering, materials and labour.

Additional costs and exclusions are various transport costs (location dependent), foundation, site-works, special engineering, decking, site service connections.

Minimal Cabin Strawbale Tiny Home
Minimal Cabin Strawbale Tiny Home

Construction Specification

  • Macrocarpa Cladding

    Macrocarpa Cladding

    NZ grown heart macrocarpa finished in your choice of colour with a natural oil stain. Secondary cladding area finished with a contrasting colour and vertical profile.

  • Tilt-Turn Timber Windows

    High performance timber windows and doors with European style tilt-turn hinges and double glazing with Low-E glass and argon gas between the glass.

    Made in New Zealand with locally grown Abodo Vulcan timber.

  • Clay Plaster strawbale

    Clay plaster Interior

    An artisanal natural clay plaster is applied directly to the straw. The natural texture, depth, warmth and softness of clay completely changes the feeling in the room.

    Clay provides an exceptional air quality with no VOC’s, high thermal mass and regulates humidity in the room.

  • Foreverbeech Solid Timber Flooring

    Foreverbeech solid timber flooring overlay by Health Based Building is a sustainably sourced native NZ beech timber available in a range of colours.

  • Birch Ply Ceiling Lining

    Birch Ply Ceiling Lining

    Modern and minimal birch ply ceiling lining with negative detail finish.

    Formaldehyde-free ply available. Maple, pine, okoume, grooved linings available.

  • Straw and Wool Insulation

    Straw (barley or wheat) in the walls is a dense, natural, healthy insulation and creates beautiful thick wall structures that dramatically change the feeling of the space.

    Terralana wool batt insulation in the ceiling and floor complements the straw with its moisture management properties and natural, non-toxic materials.

  • Kitchen and Joinery

    Plywood HPL (high pressure laminate) cabinetry with PurePly formaldehyde-free plywood facings.

    Plywood HPL benchtop in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry.

    Custom built cabinetry for kitchen, laundry, bathroom and wardrobe.

  • Bathroom

    Magnum board wall lining is a breathable, mould resistant, highly durable and healthy wall lining.

    Tiled floor and shower area, and Venetian lime plaster walls and ceiling (or Natural Paint Co finish)

  • Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR)

    Meltem M-WRG-II de-centralised unit. This Passive House Certified system recovers up to 94% of the heat and is able to remove moisture from the air as well. Ideal for small buildings.

  • Gas Instant Hot Water

    Rinnai EF26 continuous flow gas hot water califont, externally mounted and supplies water to kitchen, bathroom and laundry.

Building Details

  • Build Package

    Includes:

    • Working drawings

    • Building consent application and fees

    • Insurance - Contract Works and Public Liability

    • All labour (Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical etc) including LBP sign-off

    • Timber framing floors, walls and roof, including the bearers

    • Weathertight envelope

    • Bracing

    • Metal roofing, flashings, guttering and downpipes

    • Windows and doors

    • Cladding system

    • Electrical

    • Plumbing

    • Gas hot water califont

    • Heating and Ventilation

    • Internal linings and finish (paint, plaster, plywood)

    • Internal doors

    • Lighting

    • Flooring

    • Kitchen, laundry, bathroom and wardrobe joinery

    • Bathroom fittings - shower, toilet, basin and faucet, heated towel rail, extraction

    • Appliances - oven, cooktop, rangehood, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer combo

    Excludes

    • Foundation piles and construction of the foundation (bearers are included in the building)

    • Any decking or landscaping

    • Any plumbing, electrical, drainage, gas or other work on the site outside of the building. i.e. connecting these services to main supplies

    • Transport of materials and products to site (location dependant)

    • Additional travel costs for labour (location dependant)

    • Any earthworks required for the site

    • Any special engineering required

    • Any special design work required

  • Building Structure

    Roof:

    • 240mm macrocarpa rafters

    • Proclima Intello and Solitex airtight and weathertight membranes

    • 15mm plywood sheathing board above rafters

    • Ventilated rib profile metal roof

    • 45mm service ceiling cavity

    • Rafters and service cavity insulated with Terralana wool insulation

    • R6.9 insulation value

    Walls:

    • 400mm StrawSIPs insulated wall panel system

    • 15mm woodfibre rigid air barrier (RAB)

    • Cladding on 40mm structural ventilated cavity

    • Internal clay plaster

    • R6.0+ insulation value

    Floor:

    • Macrocarpa bearers

    • 240mm macrocarpa joists

    • 18mm Magnum board structural floor underlay

    • Joists insulated with Terralana wool batt insulation

    • R5.95 insulation value

  • Materials

    Framing

    • NelsonPine LVL8 framing timber used for bearers, joists, rafters, and purlins.

    • Untreated naturally durable macrocarpa timber used for StrawSIPs panels

    • Magnum board structural floor underlayment

    • Health Based Building Earthen Pine timber for cavity battens

    Windows and Doors

    • Timber frame tilt-turn windows and doors by Eurotech.

    Exterior

    • Coloursteel rib profile metal roofing

    • Flashings and guttering to match roofing colour

    • Macrocarpa timber cladding

    Interior

    • Birch plywood for ceiling linings

    • Health Based Building Foreverbeech solid timber for flooring

    • Earth Studio clay plaster internal lining

    • Magnum board wall and ceiling lining on internal timber framed walls

    Insulation

    • Straw wall insulation

    • Terralana wool blend insulation batts for insulation in floor and roof

    Membranes

    • Proclima airtight and weathertight membranes and tapes for roof and windows