A second home that feels like a first escape.
Compact, calm architecture designed for rest, nature, and an authentic connection to the landscape.
The Soleta Holiday & Retreat collection is designed for one purpose: to make arrival feel like relief. Compact, thoughtfully planned spaces that maximise natural light, connection to the outdoors, and the quality of quiet.
These homes can also be built for challenging sites — sloping terrain, plots near water, forest settings, and more. The option of ground screw foundations disturbs the land very little and allows the house to be moved if circumstances change.
Holiday homes can also generate income. We advise on configurations optimised for tourism — including separate entrance options, outdoor shower and sauna layouts, and ZeroEnergy systems that make off-grid operation viable.
Designed for a specific way of living
- Second home owners seeking calm, low-maintenance architecture in nature
- Holiday rental investors wanting high-quality short-term accommodation
- Clients with remote or sensitive sites requiring minimal ground disturbance
- Anyone who values a well-designed home in a quieter, wilder setting
Choose your configuration
What defines this collection
Also designed for challenging terrain
Ground screw foundations work on slopes, rocky ground, and sites near wetland areas, where conventional foundations are problematic or require significant earthworks.
Relocatable
Homes built on ground screws can be dismantled and moved to a new site — particularly useful for plots with temporary planning permission or clients whose circumstances may change.
Off-grid capable
Solar systems, battery storage, and rainwater harvesting make independent operation possible even in locations without reliable grid access.
Short build time
From signed contract to full completion with keys in hand, in 3–4 months. The structure is erected in a matter of days. No prolonged site disturbance in sensitive or remote landscapes.
Every project adjusts to its site and brief
- Number of bedrooms and sleeping configuration
- Terrace orientation and size — to maximise views or ensure privacy
- Sauna, outdoor shower, and wood-fired hot tub (optional add-ons)
- Off-grid system specification — solar, batteries, rainwater harvesting
- Exterior cladding finish — natural timber or painted timber
- Interior finish level — from base specification to full turnkey
- Full exoskeleton in engineered timber
- Insulation with natural materials and a weather-protected envelope
- All exterior finishes
- Windows, external doors, and terrace
- Bathroom and compact kitchen
- Electrical and plumbing rough-in
- Transport and, optionally, installation of the ground screw foundation
- 3-year structural warranty
- Utility connections (off-grid systems quoted separately)
- Support for preparing building permit documentation
- Interior furniture
- Sauna and outdoor shower (optional add-ons)
From first conversation to handover
- Site consultation — terrain, access, orientation, and planning constraints are reviewed
- Design and specification — a compact, site-specific layout developed for your brief
- Where possible and legally permitted, Soleta provides all necessary support for preparing the permitting documentation
- Factory manufacturing — 4–6 weeks for all structural elements
- Ground screw installation and on-site structural assembly — 1–2 weeks
- Handover with documentation and a 3-year structural warranty
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