Service · Commercial
Commercial interior design and office fit-out in Dubai
Offices, family offices, retail flagships, galleries.
Workplaces that read as residential rather than corporate, retail that frames the merchandise rather than the brand, galleries that get out of the way of the work.
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.
65
Projects Delivered
25
Cities
2011
Established
12-Mo
Aftercare
Offices, family offices, retail flagships, galleries.
Montaigne Design
What This Includes
Four pillars of the engagement
Residential Read
Workplaces that read as residential rather than corporate.
Acoustic Discipline
Sound absorption considered alongside visual character.
Long-Day Comfort
Materials and lighting calibrated for sessions, not for tours.
Brand Quietly
Brand carried in proportion and detail rather than signage.
The process
How we work
01
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.
02
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.
03
Concept
A direction proposed in materials, light, and reference imagery — not in renders. The concept is signed off before drawings begin.
04
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.
05
Tender & Procurement
Tender package issued. Procurement begins for long-lead stone, joinery, lighting and FF&E. We hold the supplier list.
06
On-Site Delivery
Weekly site presence. Joinery installed, finishes applied, snags caught early. The principal designer stays involved through completion.
07
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.
Commercial & Workplace across Dubai's communities
Common questions
Frequently asked
Do you design family offices in Dubai?
We do. Family offices are a particular strength — workplaces designed for principals who spend long hours in the room, with the warmth of a residence and the discipline of a professional space.
What makes your office design different?
Our workplaces read as residential rather than corporate. Acoustic discipline, long-day comfort, and brand carried in proportion and detail rather than signage.
Do you work in Business Bay?
Business Bay is our nearest commercial district. We serve family offices, executive suites, and professional services workplaces across the district.
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From the studio
Begin a Project
Every project begins with a private conversation in Dubai or Shanghai.