Apartment Interior Design in Arjan

Arjan as a place to live

Dubai Holding Community Management, which manages Arjan, describes it as a peaceful, mixed-use neighbourhood and a recently developed freehold community within the wider Dubailand master plan, blending residential, commercial and recreational space. It lists retail hubs, entertainment options and a green, family-oriented park, with amenities such as nurseries, schools, play areas, padel and tennis courts, mosques and supermarkets.

Apartment buildings are a clear part of that picture. Danube Properties lists several of its own apartment buildings in Arjan, among them Skyz, Elz and Resortz, with layouts that include studios and one and two bedroom apartments.

For an apartment owner, the practical upshot is that errands, school runs and time in the park can happen close to home, so the apartment itself can concentrate on rest, work and storage instead of trying to be everything at once.

Planning a compact apartment properly

When floor area is limited, every decision has to earn its place. We start from how you use the apartment: whether you work from home, how often you have guests, how much you cook and what needs storing. The layout comes next, and finishes only after that.

Acoustics are worth a thought in any apartment building. Rugs, curtains, upholstered headboards and soft furnishings take the edge off hard surfaces, and well-planned joinery can add a buffer against a shared wall.

Ideas that often help in a smaller apartment:

• Floor-to-ceiling wardrobes and hallway joinery that use the full height of the room
• A dining table that doubles as a desk, or a desk that folds away into joinery
• A kitchen reworked for proper worktop space, with appliances hidden behind matching fronts
• Mirrors, pale finishes and layered lighting to make rooms read larger
• A bedroom planned around the bed and wardrobe first, then everything else

Studios, new handovers and developer finishes

In a studio, zoning matters most. A change of floor finish, a partial screen or a ceiling detail can separate sleeping from living without closing the room down.

In a recently developed community, owners often receive a brand new apartment with the developer's standard finishes. That is a good moment to plan: wardrobes, lighting, window treatments and any kitchen changes are easier before furniture and belongings arrive, and ripping out new but unwanted finishes later is wasteful. We review the developer's plans, survey the unit once you have access and prepare renders so you can agree the look before work starts.

Our 3D visualisation service is where many apartment projects begin, because it settles the look while changes cost nothing but a redraw.

Owner-occupier or investor?

An apartment you live in and one you let out need different briefs. For your own home, we can be bolder with colour, texture and bespoke pieces. For a rental, the priority is finishes and furniture that are durable and easy to maintain, a neutral palette with enough character to stand out in a listing, and storage that tenants will actually use.

Both kinds of brief are covered on our apartment interior design page, which walks through planning, joinery and furnishing. For a rental, we can also supply the full furniture package so the apartment is ready to list as soon as the work is finished.

Working inside an Arjan building

Fitting out an apartment means working within a shared building. Building management sets rules on contractor access, working hours and deliveries, and materials travel up in shared lifts. Dubai Holding Community Management also handles access and move-in requests for the community, which is worth factoring into the programme.

We also schedule deliveries in the order things will be installed, so corridors stay clear and nothing sits in the apartment longer than it needs to.

Beyond the building itself, an alteration can also involve the master developer or community management and the relevant authority, and the scope decides which. We confirm the route for each address. On design and build projects the drawings and submissions are ours to prepare, and what that involves is explained on our authority approvals page. Approval timescales are never promised.

Commercial units, and our finished work

Because Arjan mixes residential and commercial space, a shop or office here is also a brief we can take on. Our MK Pay office, completed in 2023, is a 3,100 sq ft renovation in Baniyas Square, Al Rigga, where the whole commission was ours: space planning and interior design, authority approvals, 3D visualisation and mood boards, project management and design and build delivery. Open-plan areas there sit alongside private cabins for focused work.

For a shop or office, the brief also covers the brand, the customer's route through the space and the storage staff need out of sight.

For homes, the Imperial Avenue Apartment, a Downtown Dubai design and build from 2023, shows our residential side: a 5,500 sq ft home in creams, warm beiges and soft taupes, where bouclé, marble and integrated lighting create the quiet luxury the owner asked for.

Budget and first steps

Our projects start from AED 150,000. Above that, the budget depends on the size of the apartment or unit, the amount of bespoke joinery, the finishes and fittings chosen, any MEP work and the furniture package. If a smaller apartment's scope falls short of that figure, we will tell you plainly. If you own more than one apartment in the area, mention it, because a consistent specification across units simplifies buying, maintenance and replacements.

Send the building name, the apartment size and your plans through our estimate page, or call us. We also work in neighbouring Motor City, Dubai Sports City and Jumeirah Village Circle.