Project 03 — Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai

Dubai Hills Villa

A whole villa in warm bone, oak herringbone and lit onyx.

Dubai Hills Villa — hero render

A full-house interior for a family who wanted their villa to feel unhurried on every level — ground floor for gathering, first floor for retreat, roof for entertaining.

One palette carries all three floors: bone plaster, oak herringbone laid throughout, lit stone where the eye lands, and a single dark onyx note reserved for the bar. Every room was drawn, rendered and approved before procurement.

Typology
Private villa
Location
Dubai Hills Estate
Scope
Three floors
Year
2026
Style
Warm minimal

The Ground Floor

Key spaces
Entrance hall, double height

Entrance hall, double height

Living room at sunset
Living room at sunset
Dining under the cloud chandelier
Dining under the cloud chandelier
Kitchen island and breakfast bar
Kitchen island and breakfast bar

Bedrooms That Read Like a Private Suite

First floor

The first floor drops all contrast: oak-panelled headboard walls, a textured plaster niche washed with hidden light, and a dressing room lit like a boutique. Each principal room opens onto a lounge corner rather than a wall.

Master suite — lit plaster headboard

Master suite — lit plaster headboard

Twin stone vanities
Twin stone vanities
Freestanding tub and wet zone
Freestanding tub and wet zone
Dressing room with lit island
Dressing room with lit island

A Roof Level Built for Evenings

Second floor

Upstairs the house turns social: a shaded pergola lounge with a fire table, an onyx bar that glows after dark, and a glass-walled gym and sauna set behind it — the whole floor planned around the sunset side.

Rooftop pergola and fire table

Rooftop pergola and fire table

Onyx bar and stools
Onyx bar and stools
Terrace lounge
Terrace lounge
Glass-walled gym
Glass-walled gym
materiality

Materials used in this design

Bone plaster and oak herringbone hold the whole house together; travertine and lit onyx mark the feature walls; smoked glass, dark onyx and brushed bronze give the bar and cellar their weight.

Walls Bone plaster Trowel-applied, matte
Floors Oak herringbone Engineered, natural oil
Feature walls Travertine Vein-cut, honed
Bar & cellar Lit onyx Backlit, book-matched
Bar island Dark onyx Polished, mitred
Trims & lighting Brushed bronze Satin lacquered