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Interior design in Business Bay

Business Bay is where most of our commercial work sits. A tenant's programme is usually driven by a lease date, so we plan backwards from handover and protect the approval window.

Property types
Office, apartment and retail
Approvals through
Dubai Municipality, DDA and the building
Typical range
Commercial fit-outs here typically run AED 200–380 per sq ft.

What Business Bay projects need

  • 01Landlord and building management approvals run in parallel with the authority submission
  • 02MEP coordination with the base build is where most commercial delays begin
  • 03Civil defence requirements govern partitions, doors and detection layout
  • 04Most work happens outside office hours, because the floors above and below are occupied

How we work in Business Bay

  1. 01A site visit within the week — we are in the community often enough that this is rarely a problem
  2. 02A survey against the real building, not the developer's handover drawing
  3. 03Approvals prepared for the authority or the community's own management office
  4. 04Work scheduled inside the hours the community permits, including the summer restrictions

Questions about this area

Do you work in Business Bay?

Yes, regularly. It is one of the communities we are on site in most often, so a site visit is usually available within the week.

Who approves a fit-out in Business Bay?

Dubai Municipality, DDA and the building. We prepare and submit the drawings and carry the follow-up until the permit is issued — it is included in our scope rather than billed as an extra.

What does an interior project in Business Bay cost?

Commercial fit-outs here typically run AED 200–380 per sq ft. The estimator on this site gives you a real range in about a minute, based on your own square footage and finish level.

Working on a property in Business Bay?

Tell us the unit type and roughly what you want done. You will get a range the same day and a designer's call the next.