Granny Flat Design
Buildana Rida
60m² · 2 bed · 1 bath · garage included · indicative $264,000 from
All floor plans and room sizes are fully customisable.
About this design
The Rida comes in at 60m² with 2 bedrooms, living space, porch, garage, bathroom and separate laundry. If you're building on a tight rear block or trying to maximise a standard residential lot, this one's worth a look. The footprint is efficient without feeling cramped.
Rida is about getting it right and leaving no doubt. The name means contentment and approval—the feeling you have when something is exactly what you needed. That's the target with this 60m² design. Two bedrooms, standard full inclusions, built to perform. You put this on your block, and it works. No regrets, no second-guessing.
Your tenants are comfortable. Your family has proper space. Your investment makes sense. That's what Rida represents—peace of mind that comes from knowing it's built properly.
Room dimensions
What's included as standard
Buildana's inclusions aren't an afterthought. The Rida's standard fitout is detailed below — across bathroom, kitchen, bedroom and living. Fully customisable if you want to change colours, materials or layouts.
Bathroom Inclusions
- •Floor to ceiling wall tiles, including 300 x 600 ceramic tile options.
- •Stylus Banksia back to wall dual flush wc.
- •750mm polyurethane vanity with stone top, drop-in sink & mirror over.
- •Look vanity and shower mixers.
- •Look towel rail & toilet roll holder.
- •Framed shower screen.
- •Light, fan and heater combination.
Kitchen Inclusions
- •Sprayed polyurethane doors and panels (any colour of your choice).
- •10m cabinets includes upper, lower & overhead fridge cabinets & pantry.
- •600mm full length pantry with microwave space.
- •Laminate benchtop, tiled splashback – includes 300 x 600 options.
- •Westinghouse oven and ceramic cooktop (gas cooktops where available).
- •Ducted slide out rangehood (Euromaid), Clark 1 3/4 bowl with ‘look’ mixer.
Upgrade options
Tick what you want — your indicative total updates live. Final fixed price comes back in your formal proposal after a site assessment.
Exterior finish system
Choose the wall system for the external envelope. Pricing below is calculated against this design's external wall area — approximately 75m² (perimeter 32.7m × 2.7m wall height, less 15% for openings). Standard polystyrene-render is included; Hebel, face brick and brick-render are priced as upgrades over standard.
Foamboard polystyrene cladding system finished with cement render and texture coat. Included in the base price — light, fast to install, and the standard exterior on every Buildana granny flat.
Ceiling height
Standard ceiling height is 2.4m. Higher ceilings make small footprints feel larger and lift natural light through windows. Pricing below is calculated against this design's external perimeter 32.7m, covering the extra wall framing, plasterboard, render/cladding and cornice/painting needed to raise the envelope.
Standard ceiling height across all Buildana granny flats — already 100mm taller than the BCA minimum for habitable rooms. Included in the base price.
Doors & highlight windows
Door height and highlight-window upgrades. Tall doors are typically chosen alongside the 2.7m or 3.0m ceiling upgrade so the proportions stay right.
Slim 300 x 600mm highlight windows for natural light to bathrooms, ensuites, hallways, walk-in robes or above kitchen benches. Frosted or clear glazing. $1,100 each, supplied and installed. Pick how many you'd like below.
Premium fitout
Lift the standard spec to higher-end finishes.
Air conditioning
Choose how the granny flat is cooled. The standard living split is included in your base price.
Included as standard. Wall-mount inverter split unit to the living area, sized to the room load.
Outdoor & site
Pricing varies with site conditions, falls, and existing services. Final figures confirmed in writing after a site visit.
Compliance, services & metering
Almost always required for tenanted secondary dwellings. Pre-ticked by default.
Add-on rooms & layout changes
Layout extensions are quoted from your block survey — they may need a fresh CDC/DA pathway.
Common questions
What does Rida prioritise that other designs don't?
Rida prioritises 'no regrets' — the bedrooms are both queen, the bathroom takes a queen-size linen cupboard, the kitchen has the dishwasher slot wired in even if you don't tick the dishwasher upgrade, and the laundry is internal not external. The list of small things you'd otherwise wish you'd done is shorter on Rida than on the entry-tier options.
Is the Rida BASIX and SEPP-compliant?
Yes. Every Buildana design is built to current BASIX targets (5-star minimum as standard, 7-star available as an upgrade) and within SEPP (Housing) 2021 thresholds (60m² internal, single storey, single secondary dwelling per lot). We run BASIX modelling specific to your block's orientation and shading before lodging — not a generic certificate.
Does the Rida go through CDC or DA?
Almost always CDC (Complying Development Certificate) — that's what SEPP (Housing) 2021 was set up to enable. CDC is faster (10 working days statutory) and cheaper than DA. The Rida only needs DA if your block has heritage overlay, bushfire BAL-29 or above, flood zone, or a council that's opted out of CDC for secondary dwellings. We confirm which pathway applies during the free block check.
What's actually included in the Rida base price?
The base price covers the dwelling itself — slab, frame, roof, exterior cladding, full internal fitout, all standard inclusions listed on this page, plus our fixed builder margin and warranty. What's not in it: site costs (excavation, retaining, rock removal), council/CDC fees, separate metering, BASIX upgrades beyond the minimum, and any structural alterations to the existing main dwelling. Site costs get quoted off a real assessment, not a postcode generic.
Request a formal proposal for the Rida
Pick your upgrades, send through your details, and we'll come back with a fixed-price proposal — usually within 3 business days.