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Interior design and fit-out — Dubai Hills Estate

Dubai Hills Estate handovers are bare-shell — which is where the studio's atelier becomes the difference between the renderer's vision and the room you live in. We manage the Emaar NOC, the design, and the build.

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The studio

Why Montaigne in Dubai Hills Estate

20+ years, three cities
Founded in Hong Kong in 2011, headquartered in Shanghai, with offices in Dubai and Singapore. The studio has worked across China, the Gulf, and beyond for two decades.
Founder-led, not delegated
Cathy Wang reads every project herself. The team behind every drawing is the team you meet in the first conversation.
Quality, accuracy, speed, aftercare
Four standards we will not negotiate. Drawings that build cleanly, finishes that hold up, deadlines that we meet, and an aftercare line you can call.
Sectors

Sectors we serve

Hospitality interiors
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Hospitality interiors
Luxury residential
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Luxury residential
Commercial and workplace
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Commercial and workplace
Local context

Dubai Hills Estate — the brief

Dubai Hills Estate is Emaar's largest master-planned community, and the handover condition is bare shell. That means every surface — floor, wall, ceiling, wet area, kitchen, joinery — is the designer's responsibility. The gap between the developer's rendering and the room the family walks into is entirely determined by the quality of the interior practice.

We manage the Emaar NOC and DM permit process as part of the engagement. Approvals, contractor registration, inspection scheduling — these are administrative tasks that we fold into the programme so the client deals with one team, not three.

Common questions

Frequently asked

Do you work on Dubai Hills Estate fit-outs?
We do. Sidra, Maple, Mayfair, Park Ridge, Golfville — we handle the Emaar NOC, the design, the procurement, the build, and the twelve-month aftercare.
What is the Emaar NOC process for Dubai Hills?
The Emaar NOC is required before any fit-out work begins. We manage the full approvals process — architectural drawings, DM permit, Emaar submission, contractor registration, and inspection scheduling.
How much does a Dubai Hills villa fit-out cost?
A full bare-shell fit-out typically ranges from AED 500,000 for a townhouse to AED 3 million and above for a larger villa, depending on scope, finish tier, and joinery requirements.
Which Dubai Hills sub-communities do you serve?
All of them — Sidra, Maple, Mayfair, Park Ridge, Golfville, and the villas on the golf course. Each sub-community has its own handover condition and NOC requirements.
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