TH114 Capsule Studio 11.4m

No. The base unit ships without a kitchen, because the factory does not offer one as a stock option in this model. We add a full kitchen fit-out as an option, with cabinetry, sink and mixer, induction cooktop, range hood and benchtop. Bedding, internal doors and stairs are options too. Tell us how the cabin will be used and we will quote the fit-out with it.

A secondary dwelling is assessed by your local council or a private certifier, so approval sits with them and we cannot promise an outcome. Setbacks, maximum floor area, sewer connection and parking all vary by council. Units intended to be lived in are built to order to NCC Class 1a requirements, with compliance documentation supplied, and we hand over the structural drawings and specifications for your DA or CDC application (a development application or a complying development certificate, the two council approval routes).

A 20 ft container measures about 2,340 mm wide inside and this cabin is 3,300 mm wide outside, so it simply will not fit. Flat rack is the standard way to move capsules of this width. It adds to the freight, but the cabin arrives fully built with no panel assembly, no sealing and no fit-out crew required on your block.

The cabin is wider than a shipping container, so it travels fully built on a flat rack and arrives by truck. A crane lifts it straight onto your prepared slab or screw piles, with no on site reassembly. Crane standing room, overhead powerlines, driveway width and ground bearing all need checking early. Send us photos of the approach and we will tell you what lift is realistic.

Every unit includes a fresh air ventilation system alongside the dual central air conditioning. The fresh air system runs continuously, drawing filtered outside air in and pushing stale air out, so a sealed, glass heavy cabin does not get stuffy and humidity and condensation stay under control. That matters on humid coastal blocks. The bathroom also has its own integrated light and exhaust fan as standard.

The standard dual air conditioning is reverse cycle, so it heats as well as cools. For colder blocks you can add electric radiant floor heating, which lifts the maximum power draw of the unit and needs to be allowed for in your supply, along with electric trace heating on the water lines for frost protection and triple glazing for extra thermal performance. Specify these before the build starts.

A reinforced concrete slab is the usual answer, and screw piles work well on sloping or reactive ground where you want to avoid excavation. We supply the bolt pattern and load points so your slab or pier layout can be set out before the unit lands. Footings are designed by your engineer to suit your soil classification (the site test that grades how much your ground swells and shrinks with moisture), because that is a site specific call that has to be made locally.

Build time is normally around 20-30 working days from a signed order and approved drawings, then around 20-30 transit days of sea freight to an Australian port, including customs clearance and inland transport to your block. Allow a total 40-60 delivery days door to door as a working figure. We confirm real dates against factory capacity when you order, because lead times move with demand and shipping schedules.