Villa renovation in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi runs its own approval system, and the island communities layer their own rules on top. A contractor who treats an Abu Dhabi villa like a Dubai one discovers the difference at submission, which is the most expensive moment to discover it.

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Since 2013: Interior studio, Dubai and Moscow
500+: Completed interiors
700 m²+: Villa projects we take on

What differs from Dubai

The build sequence is identical — structure, services, waterproofing, finishes, joinery, commissioning. What changes is the paperwork around it: which authority reviews the drawings, what the master developer requires, and how site access and working hours are controlled in a given community.

Logistics matter more than owners expect. Long-lead materials, imported stone in particular, have to be ordered against an approval date that is not fully in the contractor’s hands.

Approvals and NOCs in detail

Questions

Is the approval process different from Dubai?

Yes. Abu Dhabi has its own municipal authority and its own submission requirements, and master developers of island communities add their own conditions. The principle is the same — approvals before demolition — but the paperwork is not interchangeable.

Do you take on villas outside Abu Dhabi island?

Yes, including the island communities and the mainland. What matters is whether the scope justifies a full site team rather than where the plot sits.

What size of project do you take on?

Villas from 700 m², with budgets from AED 7M.

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Send the size of the villa, the community and what you want done.

We take on villa projects from 700 m² · from AED 7M.