6 Bach Plans for your New Holiday Home

Imagine sliding open the doors from your living room onto the garden and sipping your morning cuppa in the sunshine. That could be your reality with the Accolade.

A compact and functional plan, The Accolade is designed to capture the morning and afternoon sun in the central living area. Despite being suitable for a smaller site, it has four bedrooms and two bathrooms packed into a well-planned footprint.

We think it’s perfect as a bach – offering a sun-soaked open-plan living, dining, family and kitchen space, plus large sliding doors to the outdoors, allowing you to spill out into the garden or courtyard.

Perfect if you want to offer short-term holiday accommodation for extra income – or have friends/family to stay while maintaining a sense of space and privacy.

The clever design means the guest wing can be closed off from the main living area, with direct access to each bedroom from the outside, thereby keeping guests separate from the main home.

A spacious central area comes complete with kitchen, pantry, dining area, living room – and doors that open on the deck. Plus, the separate laundry room offers access to the outdoors – somewhere an outside shower could be added, to rinse off the salt and sand before coming inside!

If you have a coastal property with a view and a site that slopes down significantly from a small building platform, then the split level Edgewater beach house design is a great starting point for your bach, making the most of the site, sun, and views.

Access to the property – garage and front entry share the highest level. The living, kitchen, dining, and master suite occupy the mid-level, whilst another living space and guest or family bedrooms are below at ground level (offering extra privacy to the homeowners for a real holiday home feel). Three split-levels to make the most of a significantly sloping site, perfect for many coastal or sloping bush sites.

The Edgewater beach house design can be positioned on sites with access from any direction. Simple but stylish monoplane roof-lines flow with the level changes, creating an appealing aesthetic. The Levels can be adapted to suit varying sites.

The Raumati bach plan is designed with all the living and master bedroom facing the rear of the home – to take advantage of and maximise any views.

Clad in vertical shiplap weatherboard, this striking home will make a statement in any street and has the perfect Kiwi holiday home look.

Open plan kitchen, family/dining all open out to the massive deck (or patio) perfect for al-fresco dining and entertaining — and a separate lounge completes the picture and offers grown-ups some extra privacy. Two-to-three bedroom (or office) layout, two bathrooms, and 2-car garaging completes the layout.

This fabulous family-friendly beach house plan makes the most of every square metre of space.

The living and dining areas sit at the centre of the home, opening out to the large covered outdoor area, perfect for year-round entertaining – and high sloping ceilings add to the spacious and airy feel. A rumpus room (or 4th bedroom) and open plan entertaining areas make this design excellent for all ages and situations.

The garage has been ‘upsized’ to a boat-shed length, perfect for storing the boat and other ‘toys’ like your jet-ski, bikes and fishing gear. An ideal design for sites with a northern or southern access.

Perfectly perched on a hill, with big windows, and beautiful beach views.

The Clutha is a split-level three-bedroom holiday home design, developed to make the most of sloping sites. The living space is situated on the highest level, complete with a curved balcony, to make sure you’re getting the most of your views and sunshine – while the master bedroom is privately tucked away for peace and quiet.

The Clutha bach plan is designed to maximize the floor space available, while at the same time, separating the living and sleeping areas. Designed for best access from the North or the South, it’s the ideal beach home, and is suitable for many coastal areas in New Zealand.