Service · Residential

Apartment and penthouse renovation in Dubai

Considered renovation of penthouses, lofts and luxury apartments.

Penthouse and apartment renovation in Dubai — Downtown, DIFC, Marina, JBR. Tight footprints, careful joinery, considered light.

This is one of twelve services held in-house by Montaigne Design. We do not subcontract the parts of the room that matter most — drawings are produced by our designers, joinery by our workshop, lighting by our team, and procurement is held by us. The contractor builds. We design and supervise.

Engagements typically begin with a private conversation in Dubai or Shanghai. Our minimum project fee is AED 400,000, and we respond within one business day.

Projects Delivered

Cities

2011

Established

12-Mo

Aftercare

Apartment renovation and remodelling across Dubai

Apartment renovation and remodelling across Downtown, Marina, JBR and Bluewaters is a discipline of millimetres. The footprints are tighter than a villa's, the building management is stricter, and every transition between rooms has to be resolved in joinery rather than in floor area.

The studio's approach to home remodelling in Dubai apartments is to treat the apartment as a single considered room — fewer materials held to a higher standard, lighting layered for the evening, storage built in rather than bought. We coordinate working hours, lift bookings and deliveries with building management as standard.

Considered renovation of penthouses, lofts and luxury apartments.

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What This Includes

Four pillars of the engagement

Tight Footprints

Every millimetre of storage, every transition between rooms, resolved with joinery discipline.

Lighting Scenes

Layered lighting programmed for arrival, dining, evening, late night — no single bright mode.

Material Discipline

Fewer materials, held to a higher standard. The apartment reads as one room, not a collection of specs.

Programme Speed

Apartment renovations can run faster than villas. Typical programme: six to twelve months.

The process

How we work

Listening

A first meeting, in person where possible. We listen for what the client says and what the household actually needs. No drawings, no proposal — just attention.

Site & Brief

We visit the site. We measure, we read the building, we check authority approvals, structural constraints, MEP, wet-area and approvals risk. The written brief comes out of this.

Concept

A direction proposed in materials, light, and reference imagery — not in renders. The concept is signed off before drawings begin.

Schematic & Design Development

Drawings developed in dialogue with the client. Sample boards, joinery prototypes, lighting mock-ups. The room is resolved on paper before it is resolved on site.

Tender & Procurement

Tender package issued. Procurement begins for long-lead stone, joinery, lighting and FF&E. We hold the supplier list.

On-Site Delivery

Weekly site presence. Joinery installed, finishes applied, snags caught early. The principal designer stays involved through completion.

Handover & Aftercare

A complete handover folder — care manual, supplier contacts, warranty documents. Aftercare visits at +3 months and +12 months. The relationship continues past the project.

Apartment Renovation across Dubai's communities

Palm Jumeirah Emirates Hills Dubai Hills Estate Downtown Dubai Business Bay Abu Dhabi Shanghai

Common questions

Frequently asked

Do you renovate apartments in Downtown Dubai?

We do. Downtown penthouses, duplexes, and single-floor apartments in the Burj Khalifa district, Opera District, and DIFC.

What is the minimum fee for an apartment renovation?

Our minimum project fee is AED 400,000 — covering design, procurement oversight, on-site supervision, and twelve-month aftercare.

Can you work within building management restrictions?

We coordinate with building management on permitted working hours, material deliveries, lift bookings, and noise restrictions as standard.