BAWABAT AL-SAMADECOR & INTERIOR FIT-OUT

Based in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi

Office interior design & fit out company in Abu Dhabi & Dubai

Practical interiors for productive teams and welcoming businesses.

Interior reference for office & commercial fit-outs

Abu Dhabi · Dubai · Sharjah

What we can help with

We fit out offices, shops, restaurants, and commercial properties in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. Layout, finishes, lighting, and circulation are coordinated around the needs of your business.

  • Office layouts and meeting-room partitions
  • Shop and reception finishes
  • Restaurant dining-area decoration
  • Ceilings, flooring, and lighting coordination
  • Site access and building-management coordination

Office fit-out contractors in Abu Dhabi

Offices, clinics, shops and restaurants across Abu Dhabi are fitted out by the same Mussafah-based team that handles our residential work, with the commercial priorities in front: a layout that works for the people using it, a programme that meets the lease or opening date, and finishes that stand up to daily use. We work in the city-centre towers, Al Reem and Al Maryah, the Mussafah and ICAD industrial areas, and community retail across Khalifa City, MBZ City and Yas.

Design-build clients get space planning, drawings and execution from one team; tenants with a designer already appointed get build-only pricing and delivery against their drawings.

What a commercial fit-out in Abu Dhabi includes

A typical scope covers partitions and glazed meeting rooms, gypsum or T-bar ceilings, flooring, reception joinery and storage, painting and branding features, and lighting with the associated electrical work. Pantries, washrooms and server rooms bring plumbing and cooling coordination. Restaurants and clinics add their own fit-out requirements, which we plan into the drawings from the start.

Building and authority approvals for commercial fit-out

Commercial fit-outs in Abu Dhabi almost always involve approvals. The building owner or facilities manager needs fit-out drawings and issues an NOC; Abu Dhabi Civil Defence reviews any change that affects fire detection, sprinklers, or means of escape; and Abu Dhabi Municipality (DMT) permits apply to structural or MEP changes, with ADDC involved where electrical load increases. Free-zone and mall units add the landlord's own design and hoarding rules. We prepare the drawing package, coordinate the submissions, and sequence the programme around the approval dates so the work starts when it legally can.

Dubai offices and shops follow the same sequence with Dubai Municipality, Dubai Civil Defence and DEWA, plus the free-zone authority where the unit sits in one (DDA for Media City, Internet City and Barsha Heights; Trakhees for JLT and other Nakheel and PCFC areas; DIFC in its district) and the landlord fit-out guide in towers across Business Bay, Downtown and Dubai Marina.

Programme and working in a live building

Most commercial fit-outs run on a fixed programme tied to a lease start or an opening. We agree milestones up front, work to the building's permitted hours (including night and weekend shifts where the tower requires them), protect common areas, and coordinate deliveries through the loading bay. Single-floor offices are usually a matter of weeks; larger or more complex spaces are planned in phases.

What decides the cost of an office fit-out in Abu Dhabi

We price from a survey and drawings rather than a blanket rate per square foot, because the same floor plate can be fitted out at very different levels. The variables that matter most are:

  • Floor area and how much open-plan versus cellular space the layout needs
  • Partition type: gypsum, framed glass, or frameless glass, and the number of doors
  • Ceiling system and lighting density
  • Joinery: reception counters, storage walls, pantry units
  • MEP: AC redistribution, power and data points, plumbing for pantries and washrooms
  • Fire-system modifications and the approvals they trigger
  • Working-hour restrictions and the programme the lease allows

Office & commercial fit-outs across Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Our team and workshop are in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, and we work across the island and mainland communities. Dubai projects are scheduled from the same base with grouped site visits; Sharjah on request.

Abu Dhabi

  • Mussafah
  • Khalifa City
  • Mohammed Bin Zayed City
  • Shakhbout City
  • Al Reem Island
  • Al Raha
  • Al Reef
  • Yas Island
  • Saadiyat Island
  • Baniyas
  • Al Bateen
  • Corniche & Al Khalidiyah

Dubai

  • Dubai Marina
  • Downtown Dubai
  • Business Bay
  • Jumeirah
  • Palm Jumeirah
  • Al Barsha
  • Jumeirah Village Circle
  • Dubai Hills Estate
  • Arabian Ranches
  • Damac Hills
  • Mirdif
  • Al Quoz
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Illustrative interior imagery. Final materials, scope, approvals, and programme are agreed after the site assessment.

A little clarity

Before we
begin.

Good projects start with the right questions.

01How much does an office fit-out cost in Abu Dhabi?

It depends on floor area, partition and ceiling type, joinery, MEP changes and the approvals the building triggers. We price from a survey and drawings as a fixed, itemised estimate.

02How long does an office fit-out take?

A single-floor office is usually a matter of weeks once approvals are in place; larger or more complex spaces are phased. We plan the programme around your lease start or opening date and include the approval stage in it.

03Which approvals does a commercial fit-out need in Abu Dhabi?

The building owner or FM issues an NOC on your fit-out drawings; Abu Dhabi Civil Defence reviews changes to fire detection, sprinklers or escape routes; DMT permits and ADDC apply to structural or electrical-load changes. Malls and free zones add landlord rules. We prepare the package and coordinate the submissions.

04Can you work outside office hours or in a live building?

Yes. We work to the building's permitted hours, including night and weekend shifts where required, and protect common areas and neighbouring tenants.

05Do you do design as well as construction?

Yes. Choose design-build for one team from space planning to handover, or build-only if you already have a designer and drawings.

06How do we start?

Share the location, floor plan if you have one, photographs and your target date on WhatsApp or the quote form. We visit the site and come back with a scope, estimate and programme.

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