Interior Design & Fit-Out FAQs in Dubai

Yes. We manage all required authority submissions and approvals.

Yes. Our projects start from AED 150,000. Tell us the location, size and scope and we will send an indicative estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

As a guide, our indicative starting budgets are AED 150,000 for an apartment renovation or a hair and beauty studio, AED 250,000 for an office or a beauty salon, AED 300,000 for a retail store or a spa, AED 350,000 for a restaurant or café, AED 400,000 for a beauty clinic, AED 750,000 for a villa renovation and AED 1,000,000 for a luxury penthouse. The final figure depends on the size, scope and location of the project, the approvals and the finishes.

Typical timelines are 8 to 18 weeks for an office renovation, 2 to 5 months for an apartment renovation, a salon or a retail store, 3 to 6 months for a restaurant or a spa, 3 to 9 months for a villa renovation and 4 to 9 months for a luxury penthouse. The scope, the approvals and lead times on materials can change this.

We offer both design consultancy and full design, fit-out & build solutions depending on client requirements.

Yes. Every project carries a 12-month defects liability period from handover, set out in your contract, and manufacturers’ warranties on appliances, fixtures and equipment are passed on to you.

Yes. We can tailor the design and material selection to align with your approved budget while maintaining quality and aesthetics.

Yes. We provide detailed 3D renders to help clients visualize the final outcome before execution begins.

Every project follows a carefully coordinated process from signed concept through design development, approvals, fit-out, installation and final handover. You receive clear project stages and regular updates throughout.

Concept and 3D design, technical drawings, authority approvals, MEP, joinery, finishes, fit-out, furniture and styling, then snagging and handover. One contract covers all of it.

The cost depends on villa size, the extent of bespoke joinery, material grade, MEP and structural works, and furniture specification. These factors account for most of the variation between project quotes.

Yes. Works can be phased room by room with dust screening and agreed working hours, so the family stays in place. It lengthens the programme but avoids relocation.

Our villa renovations start from AED 750,000. Above that threshold the scope can be anything from a few refreshed rooms to a whole villa taken from design to handover, and the design and materials are matched to the budget you approve.

Yes. With design-only consultancy your contractor builds from our concept, renders, specifications and working drawings. Should you decide later that you would prefer one team responsible for delivery as well, the same design can continue with us into fit-out.

Both options are open to you. With design-only consultancy you receive the design, renders, specifications and drawings for your own contractor to build. With design and build, we take the project from concept through fit-out to handover.

It depends on the size of the property, the extent of bespoke joinery, the grade of materials, any MEP or structural works and the furniture specification. Rather than quote a generic figure, we send an indicative project estimate and proposed timeline within one working day of receiving details of your property. We can also tailor the design and materials to an approved budget.

Yes. We produce detailed 3D renders before execution, alongside mood boards and material selections. You can review and adjust the design before anything is ordered or built.

Yes. Authority submissions and NOCs to the relevant authority or community developer are handled as part of the programme, including drawings and compliance sign-off. What is needed depends on your building and community, and may involve the master developer, building management and the relevant authority.

Projects we build carry a 12-month defects liability period set out in your contract. Manufacturers' warranties on appliances, fixtures and equipment are passed on to you, and handover follows our inspections and snagging.

Yes. Work on an occupied villa can be phased room by room, with dust screening and agreed working hours. Tell us which rooms you need to keep in use and we will plan the phasing around them.

Most of your involvement comes at the start, when the brief is agreed, and at each review of layouts, mood boards and 3D renders. Between reviews we develop the design. On design and build projects we also coordinate suppliers, trades and site work, so you are not managing them yourself.

A fit-out usually starts from a new or empty shell. A renovation works with a villa that already has finishes, systems and often a household living in it, so it begins with a survey and plans around what is already there.

Often, yes. We phase the work room by room, screen off work areas against dust and agree working hours with you. If the scope takes key services out of use throughout, we will say whether moving out for part of the works is more practical.

It depends on the work and the community. Approval may involve the master developer or community management and the relevant authority, and we confirm the route for each address.

Villa renovations start from AED 750,000 and usually take 3 to 9 months. The final figure depends on the scale of work, the condition of the villa, any layout changes, MEP works, joinery and the grade of materials. Send us the details and we will reply within one working day with an indicative estimate and a proposed timeline.

Yes, provided the scope meets our minimum project value. A renovation can be limited to selected rooms, with new finishes, joinery and lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms involve plumbing, drainage and ventilation, so we still survey the villa first to check what sits behind the existing finishes.

Usually, yes, although it depends on the scope. Depending on your building and community, approval may involve building management, the master developer and the relevant authority. We handle authority submissions and NOCs as part of the programme, including drawings and compliance sign-off.

Yes. Design-only consultancy gives you the concept, 3D renders, specifications and working drawings for your own contractor. If you later want us to deliver the works, we can take the project through fit-out to handover.

The cost depends on the size of the apartment, the amount of bespoke joinery, the grade of materials, any MEP works and the furniture specification. Send us the details and we will provide an indicative project estimate and proposed timeline within one working day. We can also tailor the design to an approved budget.

Yes. We produce detailed 3D renders before execution, together with mood boards and material selections. You can review the design and ask for changes before anything is ordered.

Yes. Penthouses often bring larger floor plates and more bespoke detail, so space planning, lighting and joinery carry extra weight. The process is the same: brief, layout, 3D renders, specification and, if you choose, fit-out to handover.

Apartments we build carry a 12-month defects liability period set out in your contract. Manufacturers' warranties on appliances, fixtures and equipment are passed on to you.

Sometimes. Lighter works in a few rooms can often be planned around you, but works to the kitchen, bathrooms or air conditioning are difficult to live with. We look at the scope and at the building's own rules before advising whether staying is practical.

It means one team takes the project from design through approvals, procurement and fit-out to handover. You approve the design and budget, and we coordinate everything needed to deliver a finished, furnished space.

The cost is driven by the scope rather than the route: property size, bespoke joinery, material grade, MEP and structural works, and furniture specification. What design and build changes is accountability, because one team is responsible for both the design and its delivery. We can also tailor the design and materials to an approved budget.

Yes. Authority submissions and NOCs to the relevant authority or community developer are part of our programme, including drawings and compliance sign-off. The exact requirements depend on your building and community.

Often, yes. Work on an occupied villa can be phased room by room, with dust screening and agreed working hours. We will talk through the phasing with you when we plan the programme.

Every fit-out we deliver carries a 12-month defects liability period set out in your contract. Manufacturers' warranties on appliances, fixtures and equipment are passed on to you, and handover is followed by post-completion support.

Send us the location, size and your vision for the property, and we will provide an indicative project estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

At the start, only the location, size and your plans for the property. As the design develops we ask for any developer drawings, your sign-off on the design and budget at each stage, and the owner's details needed for authority submissions and NOCs.

Both. You can appoint us for design-only consultancy and work with your own contractor, or for full design and build, where we also manage procurement, installation and supervision on site. With design and build, the team that drew your office is the team checking it is built correctly.

It depends on the size of the unit, the amount of bespoke joinery, the material grade, MEP and structural works, and the furniture specification. We do not quote generic rates. Share the location, size and your vision, and we will send an indicative estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

It depends on the scope, the approvals your building requires and the lead times on furniture and finishes. Larger offices and more bespoke work take longer. We send a proposed timeline with our indicative estimate and discuss it with you as the design develops.

Yes. We produce detailed 3D renders before execution, alongside mood boards for materials and finishes. This is the right moment to adjust layouts, colours and furniture, before anything is ordered or built.

Yes. Authority submissions and NOCs are handled as part of the programme, including drawings and compliance sign-off. Exactly what is needed depends on your building and community, and may involve the master developer, building management and the relevant authority.

Often, yes. The works can be phased so your team uses one part of the floor while another is built, with the noisiest work arranged around your business hours where building management allows. Tell us early so both the programme and the design reflect it.

Our work carries a 12-month defects liability period set out in your contract. Manufacturers' warranties on appliances, fixtures and equipment are passed on to you.

Our published commercial projects are an office and a salon, and we will not claim work we cannot show you. Our services cover retail, food and beverage, hospitality and education spaces, and we are happy to talk through how we would approach your brief.

Yes. We carry your brand into materials, colours, lighting and key details such as the reception. At MK Pay, for example, the reception desk includes subtle branded touches.

It depends on the size of the unit, the extent of bespoke joinery, the material grade, MEP and structural works, and the furniture specification. We do not quote generic rates. Share your location, size and vision, and we will send an indicative estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

Yes. Authority submissions and NOCs are handled as part of the programme, including drawings and compliance sign-off. The exact route depends on your building and community, and may involve the master developer, building management and the relevant authority.

Yes. We offer design-only consultancy as well as full design, fit-out and build. Design only suits businesses that already have a contractor, while design and build keeps design, procurement and site supervision with one team.

No, this is a good time. We can look at the unit and any drawings with you and explain what the layout, services and approvals are likely to involve, which helps you judge whether the space suits your business before you commit.

Yes. We read the guidelines at the start and design within them, so the drawings reach the landlord and building management in the form they expect. If a guideline conflicts with your brief, we raise it early and talk through the options with you.

Yes, our service covers spa and treatment spaces as well as salons. Our published project is a salon in Dubai Marina, and we apply the same planning, rendering and fit-out process to spa briefs.

It depends on the size of the unit, the extent of bespoke joinery, the material grade, MEP and structural works, and the furniture and equipment specification. We do not quote generic rates. Share your location, size and vision, and we will send an indicative estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

Yes. We produce detailed 3D renders before execution, along with mood boards for materials and finishes. This is the stage to refine the layout, colours and lighting.

We can tailor the design and material selection to an approved budget. We will talk you through where the budget makes the most visible difference, such as the reception and lighting, and where simpler choices work well.

Yes. Authority submissions and NOCs are handled as part of the programme, including drawings and compliance sign-off. What your unit needs depends on the building and community, and may involve the master developer, building management and the relevant authority.

Often, yes. We can phase the work so part of the salon stays open while another part is rebuilt, and arrange dusty tasks for when you are closed where building management allows. Let us know at the start so the layout and the programme can be planned around your bookings.

Space for towels and laundry, colour mixing, stock, staff lockers and a break area is easy to underestimate. We plan these areas alongside the client zones, so they work hard without taking floor space from the parts of the salon clients see.

Yes. Detailed 3D renders are produced before execution on our projects. You review them alongside the mood boards and material selections, and nothing is ordered or built until the design is agreed.

A mood board sets the direction: colours, textures, materials and the style of furniture and lighting. A 3D render shows how those choices look in your actual space, at the right scale and in the right light. We use the mood board to agree the feel, then the renders to confirm the design.

Yes, that is what they are for. We refine materials, colours, lighting and furniture based on your feedback before the design is signed off. Changes at this stage are far simpler than changes once joinery is made or finishes are installed.

Yes. Mood boards and 3D visualisation are part of our design work, whether you choose design-only consultancy or full design and build.

Visualisation is priced as part of the overall design scope, which depends on the size of the property, the extent of bespoke joinery, material grade, any MEP and structural works and the furniture specification. Send us the details of your property and we will provide an indicative project estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

Yes. Jumeirah Villa 23 in Jumeirah 1 was a visualisation commission, where our work was the mood boards and 3D renders. Tell us about the property and what you want to see, and we will agree a scope that fits.

Anyone whose opinion will change the decision, ideally from the first round. Bringing a partner, relative or co-owner in late often reopens choices that were already settled, which slows the design down for everyone.

The approved renders become the reference for the working drawings, specifications and material selections, so the design you sign off is the design that gets specified. When we also deliver the fit-out, the team that produced the renders supervises the work on site.

Space planning is the process of deciding how a space will be used: where walls, furniture, storage and circulation go, and how each area relates to light and to the people using it. It comes before material and furniture selection, because every later decision depends on the layout.

Yes. Furniture layouts, storage and joinery positions and lighting placement all change how a room works, even within the existing walls. Our Palm Jumeirah Villa project shows how careful planning for storage and organisation makes a home easier to live in.

Yes. We have planned a luxury salon in Dubai Marina, with reception, treatment areas and display sections, and an office at Baniyas Square in Deira that balances open collaborative zones with private cabins and meeting rooms.

It depends on what changes and where. Moving walls or altering services may need approval from the master developer, building management or the relevant authority, depending on the building and community. We handle authority submissions and NOCs as part of the programme.

Space planning is part of our interior design service, which we offer as design-only consultancy or as full design and build. With design-only, you receive the layout, renders, drawings and specifications for your own contractor.

You receive the layout options we tested, the refined plan for your chosen option with furniture layouts, storage and lighting positions, and 3D renders of the agreed layout. Working drawings for the contractor then follow from the approved plan.

Often, yes. Before assuming you need a bigger property, it is worth testing whether a different arrangement, better storage and lighting in the right places would make the rooms you have work better. The options stage shows this clearly.

It is priced as part of the design scope, which depends on the size of the property, bespoke joinery, material grade, MEP and structural works and furniture specification. Send us the location, size and your vision, and we will provide an indicative project estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

Often, yes, but it depends on the building, the community and the scope of work. The process may involve the master developer, building management and the relevant authority. We establish what your property needs at the start of the project.

Yes. We obtain the developer and building NOCs, the building or fit-out permit, Civil Defence and DEWA approvals and the completion certificates on your behalf, and prepare all the drawings. Where an authority only accepts submissions from a registered consultant or contractor, we make them through the registered party on your project.

On Palm Jumeirah and other Nakheel communities such as Jumeirah Islands and Jumeirah Park, the works need Nakheel’s NOC first and then a permit from Trakhees, with Civil Defence and DEWA where fire or electrical systems change.

External, structural and pool works need Emaar Community Management’s NOC, applied for through its home modifications service. Where the works need a building permit, such as an extension or structural change, Dubai Municipality issues it after the NOC.

No. DLD does not issue building permits. Your title deed from DLD is needed for most applications, and if an extension changes the property’s recorded area, DLD can update the property details once the plans are approved and the developer has issued its NOC.

Yes. Office and retail fit-outs in Jumeirah Lakes Towers are approved through DMCC and its facilities manager, together with building management and Civil Defence. Our own studio is in JLT.

It confirms the finished works match what was permitted. Commercial tenants may need it to open, and owners need it when selling, letting or planning further works. We collect the Civil Defence, authority and developer sign-offs at the end of every project and hand them over in one file.

We do not quote approval durations, because they depend on the bodies involved, your building and your community. Larger projects and those involving MEP, structural or exterior changes usually have more to review. We build approvals into the proposed timeline we send with your estimate.

Any fees are set by the bodies involved and vary by building and community, so we do not publish figures. Handling submissions and NOCs is part of our programme. Share your property details and we will send an indicative estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

Yes. Work on an occupied villa can be phased room by room with dust screening and agreed working hours. Tell us at the start so we can plan approvals and the programme around it.

Usually, yes, with your landlord's written consent. For a leased home or commercial unit, we start by confirming what the landlord and building management require, then prepare the drawings and submissions around those requirements and the relevant authority's.

It depends on the building and the community. Repainting or replacing loose furniture is often straightforward, while works that touch MEP, structure, the façade or shared areas usually involve more review. Tell us what you plan to change and we will check what applies to your property.

Yes. We handle submissions and NOCs for commercial fit-outs as part of the programme, as well as for villas and apartments. For a commercial unit, building management may be part of the process alongside the relevant authority.

Exterior and landscape design is part of our villa turnkey scope. If your interiors are staying as they are, tell us what you want to change outside and we will agree the right scope with you, designing the outdoor spaces to suit the existing home.

Yes, pools and pool decks can be part of the exterior scope. At MK Villa on Palm Jumeirah, a custom-designed infinity pool is integrated with the architecture and landscape.

It depends on the size of the property, the extent of bespoke elements, the material grade, MEP and structural works, and the outdoor furniture specification. We do not quote generic rates. Share your villa details and we will send an indicative estimate and proposed timeline within one working day.

Often, yes. It depends on the community and the scope, and may involve the master developer and the relevant authority. We handle submissions and NOCs as part of the programme.

Yes, if that suits your budget or plans. We design the whole outdoor area first so later phases fit, and where it makes sense, pipes and cables for future elements are laid during the first phase to avoid digging up finished work.

Yes. Not every exterior project starts from scratch. We look at what is worth keeping, such as mature trees, an existing pool or paving in good condition, and design the new elements around it, which can reduce both cost and disruption.

Our work carries a 12-month defects liability period set out in your contract. Manufacturers' warranties on equipment and fixtures are passed on to you.

Yes. We prepare interior design, renderings and technical drawing packages for properties outside the UAE, working from your plans and survey information. The design develops through online reviews, and the drawings are issued to your local architect and contractor.

Permit drawings and any stamped or certified documents must come from a locally licensed architect or engineer. We are not licensed or registered outside the UAE, so we work alongside your local professional, who incorporates our interior design into the documents submitted where the property is.

Every commission is bespoke and quoted individually, based on the property, the rooms designed in detail, the drawing package and the renderings required. Our rates are typically more competitive than those of many studios in developed markets. Send us your plans and we will prepare a proposal.

Neither is essential. Design reviews take place as online workshops that we schedule to suit your time zone, and site information comes from your plans, photographs and survey. You are welcome at our studio in JLT, but site visits and construction supervision abroad are only included when separately agreed.

We need accurate dimensions before detailed drawings begin. If you only have sales plans or sketches, we can advise on what needs measuring, and a local surveyor or your architect can prepare measured drawings for us to work from.

Yes, and we prefer to. Your architect keeps responsibility for the building, its structure and local compliance, while we design and document the interiors. Sharing drawings early keeps both sets consistent and saves corrections later.