Office fit-out · Dubai

Office fit-out in Dubai, designed and delivered by one studio

A fit-out turns a shell or a tired floor into a workplace your team wants to come back to. We design it, coordinate it and see it through to handover, so the office you move into is the one you signed off on paper.

Office reception in light oak and travertine with a cobalt accent band and skyline views

What an office fit-out involves

Every fit-out moves through the same stages: a brief and space plan, a design that fixes materials and lighting, technical drawings, authority approvals, construction on site, and furniture installation. Most delays in Dubai come from the hand-offs between those stages, not from the stages themselves.

We keep design, documentation and furniture under one roof, so decisions made in the concept survive into the drawings and onto site.

Approvals and building rules in Dubai

Fit-out works in Dubai usually need a no-objection letter from the landlord or developer, a permit from Dubai Municipality or the free zone authority that governs the building, and Dubai Civil Defence sign-off for fire and life safety. Each tower also has its own fit-out guide covering working hours, deposits and contractor rules.

We read the building’s fit-out manual before we draw, so the design is approvable from the start instead of being redesigned after a rejection.

Designing for how your team actually works

Open desks, focus rooms, a boardroom and a pantry all compete for the same square metres. We start from how your people spend their day — on calls, in reviews, heads-down — and size each zone to that, rather than to a generic ratio.

Materials are chosen to age well under daily use: solid timber and stone where hands touch, washable textiles on seating, and acoustic treatment wherever conversations happen.

Questions we’re asked

How long does an office fit-out in Dubai take?
It depends on the size of the floor, the building’s approval process and how much custom joinery is involved. We give you a programme for your specific space after the first site visit, broken down by design, approvals and construction.
Do you handle the Dubai Municipality and Civil Defence approvals?
We prepare the design and technical drawings the submissions need and coordinate them with the contractor and the building management, who usually file them. We work from the building’s fit-out guide so the drawings are approvable first time.
Can you work on an office that is already occupied?
Yes. Phased fit-outs are planned zone by zone so part of the team keeps working while another area is rebuilt. The phasing is agreed with you and the building before work starts.
Do you design the furniture as well?
Yes. We design bespoke desks, reception counters, storage and joinery alongside the interior, so they fit the space exactly and share its materials.

Tell us about your space

Share a few details and Cynthia will come back to you to arrange a first conversation and a site visit.

Book a free consultation to discuss your Office Fit-Out in Dubai project.