Services · Fit-out management
Penthouse fit-out project management, Dubai
Designed by us. Built by contractors we vet and manage.
We design penthouses and apartments in Dubai, then manage the fit-out for you. The rooms are yours to change. The facade and shared services are not. Vetted contractors build it, tendered and managed by us.
01 · What it covers
What a penthouse fit-out covers.
Space planning, joinery, stone, lighting and furniture, decided before the price is fixed.
Cooling, power and water planned with the layout, to the building’s rules.
Vetted contractors and specialists, tendered and managed by us. One point of contact.
- Space planning and joinery design
- Material and lighting schedules
- Fit-out contractors tendered and vetted
- Joinery by Cochrane Bespoke
- Site managed, with weekly reports, to handover
02 · The building’s rules
Building rules for an apartment fit-out.
Alterations need a NOC.
In Emaar’s Dubai Marina towers, alterations need a NOC through the community portal.
The facade stays.
Emaar does not permit external changes that alter the look of the apartments.
Shared services.
A pipe serving more than your unit belongs to the owners’ association.
03 · How it runs
How a Dubai fit-out runs, from London.
- 01The brief and the survey. How you live, then what the building allows and where its services run.
- 02A budget estimate. A first price from the brief and the survey.
- 03The design. Layouts, joinery, stone and lighting, drawn and sampled in London.
- 04The building’s approval. The NOC prepared and handled for you, before work starts.
- 05The tender. Vetted fit-out contractors price the drawings. We compare them line by line.
- 06The fit-out, managed. We appoint and manage the contractor for you. Weekly photographed reports.
Every tower and community has its own rules. We read them before the design is fixed.
04 · What you hold
What you hold at each stage.
Before you commit
- A brief, in your words
- A survey of the apartment
- A budget estimate
Before the fit-out
- Layouts, samples and visualisations
- Tendered prices, compared
- The building NOC in hand
During the fit-out
- One point of contact, on your side
- Weekly photographed reports
- Changes priced before you say yes
05 · Where
Penthouse interiors by community.
- NakheelPalm JumeirahGated villa communities on the fronds, apartments on the trunk. Nakheel approves every alteration.
- EmaarDubai MarinaTowers around the water. Our finished apartment interior is here. Emaar approves alterations in its buildings.
- EmaarDowntown DubaiEmaar’s flagship district, around Burj Khalifa. High-rise residences. Alterations need an Emaar NOC.
- Emaar, with MeraasDubai Hills EstateAn Emaar and Meraas community around a championship golf course. Villas, and plots to build on.
- Meydan SobhaDistrict OneVillas around a lagoon in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. Bespoke plots to build on.
Other services
Super-prime interior design·Villa renovation and extension·Cost planning and tendering
06 · Questions
Questions about penthouse fit-out project management.
What does a penthouse fit-out include?
Space planning, joinery, stone, lighting and furniture. Cooling, power and water planned with the layout.
Does an apartment fit-out need building approval?
Usually, yes. In Emaar’s towers, alterations need a NOC through the community portal.
Do you build the fit-out yourselves?
No. Vetted contractors build it. We tender, appoint and manage them for you.
Who manages the fit-out?
We do, on your side. We tender, appoint and manage the contractors.
Have you finished apartments in Dubai?
Yes. Apartment interiors at Royal Atlantis, The Palm, and in Dubai Marina.
07 · Next
Start a conversation about your home.
Send the address or the plan. We will tell you, honestly, what it could become and what it would take.
