Service · Residential

Luxury residential interior design in Dubai

Villas, mansions, penthouses, apartments.

Private homes designed around how the household actually lives — meals, rest, work, gathering — rather than around presentation. Includes majlis design and family-private quarters with cultural fluency.

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

Villas, mansions, penthouses, apartments.

Montaigne Design

What This Includes

Four pillars of the engagement

Family Programme

Spaces shaped by how the household actually lives — meals, rest, work, gathering.

Majlis & Cultural Fluency

Majlis design and family-private quarters detailed with cultural fluency, not pastiche.

Bespoke Joinery

Wardrobes, beds, kitchens designed for the specific room they live in.

Aftercare

Care manual, supplier contacts, +3-month and +12-month aftercare visits.

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.

Luxury Residential across Dubai's communities

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

Common questions

Frequently asked

Which Dubai communities do you work in?

Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills, Dubai Hills Estate, Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, Jumeirah, Al Barari, and others. We also serve Abu Dhabi from our Dubai office.

Do you design majlis and family-private quarters?

We do. Majlis design and family-private quarters are detailed with cultural fluency — women's and men's circulation, qibla orientation, Ramadan and Eid rhythms.

What is the minimum budget for a residential project?

Our minimum project fee is AED 400,000. Typical villa projects range from AED 1 million to AED 10 million depending on area and finish tier.