Honest answers to the questions clients ask most — written without sales spin, because you deserve to know what you're signing up for.
A villa or annex isn't an off-the-shelf product, so we don't pretend otherwise. The estimate you receive online is a preliminary range — useful to know whether your project is broadly within reach.
The fixed-price proposal comes only after a site visit, where we can measure the plot, understand soil conditions, check access, and review your actual ambitions in person. That's the price you'll sign — no hidden extras invented later.
Exactly what you selected on the questionnaire — nothing more, nothing less. If you ticked a pool, the pool is in. If you didn't, it isn't. The estimate is a direct mirror of the choices you made, costed at the finish tier you chose.
As a baseline, every estimate covers: architectural design, structural engineering, the full shell and core, interior finishes at your selected level, MEP and smart-home systems, permits, and founder-led project management.
Anything you did not select is not in the number. Land cost, furniture, soft landscaping, pool engineering, additional outbuildings — if it wasn't on the form, it isn't in the price. We'll happily quote any of it separately when you ask.
Because you shouldn't have to pay to find out if we're a fit. Our visit takes about 90 minutes — we walk the plot, take photos and measurements, talk through your priorities, and answer questions on the spot.
If we're not the right firm for you, you owe us nothing. If we are, the visit is the foundation of every number that follows.
Design and permitting typically run 4–6 months. Construction depends on scale and finish level: a 400 sqm villa runs roughly 14–18 months, a 1,000 sqm estate 22–28 months. Annexes and renovations are faster.
We don't promise impossible deadlines. We promise honest ones — and we hit them, because we don't take on more than we can personally oversee.
A dedicated project manager from our team is on site weekly, with a senior partner reviewing every milestone. You always have a single point of contact — no being passed between departments.
We deliberately keep our project count small. Founder involvement isn't a marketing line for us; it's the reason we exist.
A meaningful share of our clients live outside the UAE during their build. We send weekly photo and video updates, monthly site walkthroughs over video call, and a private project portal where every drawing, decision, and change is logged.
You can be hands-on or hands-off — we adjust to what you actually want, not what's easiest for us.
Yes — we collaborate often with interior designers and landscape architects clients have already chosen. We handle architecture, engineering and build; they shape the interior story. We've found this works best when we're brought in early enough to coordinate rather than retrofit.
Changes are normal — buildings reveal themselves as they rise. We document every variation with a transparent change order: scope, cost impact, timeline impact, signed by you before any work proceeds.
No surprise invoices. No "while we were at it" extras.
Payments are tied to construction milestones, not the calendar. You pay when measurable progress is achieved — foundations cast, structure topped out, MEP roughed in, etc. A typical schedule has 8–12 stages.
Ten years on structural elements. Two years on MEP, finishes and waterproofing. We respond to defect notices within 72 hours — and because we're going to be working in this region for decades, our reputation depends on actually showing up.
We work with people who choose us. Not the other way around.
These are the questions we hear most — but every project is different. If something on your mind isn't here, write to us. We respond personally, never with a template.