Service · Residential · Hospitality
Wellness interior design in Dubai — spas, hammams, recovery rooms
Spa, gym, cinema, cigar lounge, wine cellar.
Private wellness suites, home cinemas, gymnasiums, sauna and steam, cold plunge, cigar lounges and wine cellars — designed to feel residential, not commercial.
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
Spa, gym, cinema, cigar lounge, wine cellar.
Montaigne Design
What This Includes
Four pillars of the engagement
Spa Suites
Sauna, steam, cold plunge, treatment rooms detailed for the household.
Cinema
Acoustic, sightline, and seating layout for proper home cinema.
Gym & Yoga
Flooring, mirrors, ventilation, and storage that makes the room used.
Cigar & Wine
Humidor, cellar, lounge — temperature, humidity, and air quality as design parameters.
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.
Wellness Spaces across Dubai's communities
Common questions
Frequently asked
Do you design home spas?
Private spa suites — sauna, steam, cold plunge, treatment rooms — detailed for the household. Designed to feel residential, not commercial.
Can you design a home cinema?
Acoustic treatment, sightlines, seating layout, and AV integration — resolved as a proper cinema room, not a large TV in a dark room.
Do you work on gym design?
Flooring, mirrors, ventilation, and storage that makes the room used daily — not just photographed once.
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From the studio
Begin a Project
Every project begins with a private conversation in Dubai or Shanghai.