How a project actually runs

The seven stages

1. 01First conversationSame weekTwenty minutes on a call or in our office. What the property is, what you want changed, roughly what you are prepared to spend. We will tell you straight away if your budget and your brief do not meet.Free
2. 02Site visit and survey1 weekWe measure the property properly rather than working from the developer's plan, which is almost never accurate. Services, ceiling heights, structure, what the building will and will not allow.Free within Dubai
3. 03Concept and 3D2–4 weeksLayouts, a material direction and 3D of the main rooms. You get two rounds of changes on the concept, which is more than most studios include.From AED 12,000, credited against the build
4. 04Technical drawings2–4 weeksJoinery details, electrical and lighting layouts, plumbing, ceiling and finish schedules. This is the package that decides whether the build goes smoothly.Inside the design fee
5. 05Approvals2–6 weeksSubmission to the relevant authority or building management, and the follow-up until the permit is issued. We do not start on site without it.Our fee inside the quote; authority fees at cost
6. 06Build8–26 weeksOne site manager, one number to call, and a weekly update with photographs. Your project also gets its own progress page, whether or not it is published publicly.Staged against progress
7. 07Handover and warranty2 weeks, then 12 monthsA snag list we write with you, everything closed out, then a twelve-month workmanship warranty and an optional care plan after that.Included

What things cost

Real ranges, not a teaser price. Where a project lands inside a range depends on joinery, stone and lighting more than anything else.