Montaigne Design
Founded Hong Kong, 2011.
Shanghai · Dubai · Singapore.
A Design to Remember.
Service · Residential

Villa renovation in Dubai — bare-shell to aftercare

From bare-shell handover to twelve-month aftercare.
All Services

Full villa renovation in Dubai — including Emaar NOC, DM permit, structural changes, joinery, finishes, smart home, landscape. One studio, one contract.

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.

Full villa renovation, home renovation and house remodelling

Among the renovation companies in Dubai, ours is the one that designs the room first. We handle full villa renovation, home renovation and house remodelling under a single contract — the design, the approvals, the joinery, the finishes and the twelve-month aftercare held by one studio rather than split across a designer and a builder who never met.

That distinction is the whole point. A villa renovation run to a contractor's logic renews the surfaces; a villa renovation run to a designer's logic re-thinks the room and then renews it. We do the second, and we hold the Emaar NOC, the DM permit and the contractor registration so the programme does not stall on paperwork.

What This Includes
Four pillars of the engagement
Approvals & NOC
Emaar NOC, DM permit, Nakheel approvals — we manage the full paperwork trail.
Structural & MEP
Structural changes, wet-area relocation, MEP upgrades — resolved before finishes begin.
Joinery & Finishes
Custom joinery from our Shanghai atelier. Stone, timber, ironwork specified for the Gulf climate.
Twelve-Month Aftercare
Care manual, supplier contacts, warranty documents, +3-month and +12-month visits.

Villa Renovation across Dubai's communities

Common questions

Frequently asked

What does a villa renovation cost in Dubai?
Typical villa renovations range from AED 500,000 for a cosmetic refresh to AED 5 million and above for a full structural renovation in Palm Jumeirah or Emirates Hills.
Do you handle the Emaar NOC?
We manage the full Emaar NOC and DM permit process as part of the engagement — approvals, contractor registration, inspection scheduling.
How long does a villa renovation take?
Twelve to eighteen months for a full renovation. Cosmetic refreshes can be completed in six to nine months.
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