Architecture · Interiors · Development
Architecture and interiors for villas, developments and boutique hospitality.
An architect-led studio working between Dubai and Cairo.
- Project
- Jubail Island Villa Prototype
- Location
- Abu Dhabi · UAE
- Scope
- Architecture + Interiors
- Year
- 2023
An architecture and interior design studio in Dubai and Cairo.
Anne Design House designs private villas, residential developments and boutique hospitality projects across the UAE, Egypt and internationally. The studio is led by architect Anne Ayman, so architecture, interiors and technical design stay in one pair of hands.
- Studios
- Dubai and Cairo
- Founded by
- Architect Anne Ayman
- Working in
- United Arab Emirates · Egypt · International
Selected work
The archive
Bada Al Jubail, Abu Dhabi
A walkthrough of the Noor six-bedroom villa type on Jubail Island — 1,145 sqm over three floors, designed as a prototype the developer could repeat across the island.
The full case study →
The building and the interior are one decision.
When architecture and interiors sit with separate teams, the interior spends its life negotiating with the building. Here, ceiling heights, structure, openings and joinery are coordinated once — which is why our villas read as calm rather than busy.
The plan comes first
Rooms, circulation and daylight are resolved as architecture before a single finish is chosen.
Proportion over decoration
Scale, symmetry and the size of an opening do more for a room than any amount of styling.
Materials that age well
Stone, timber, plaster and bronze, specified to look better in ten years than on handover day.
Drawn to be built
Details, joinery and schedules are documented so contractors build the design, not their interpretation of it.
Capabilities
What the studio takes on
- 01Architectural DesignSite and plot analysis, orientation and viewsSpatial zoning and villa planningMassing and building formFaçade composition and material articulationDesign in line with developer and community guidelines
- 02Design DevelopmentRefined plans, elevations, sections and ceiling layoutsTechnical details and material setting-outJoinery and built-in drawingsFinishes, lighting and hardware specificationDesign iterations against developer planning regulations
- 03Interior DesignSpace planning and room-by-room layoutsMaterial, finish and colour conceptsKitchen and bathroom designLighting design and specificationCustom joinery and built-in furniture
- 04FF&E & Bespoke JoineryFF&E schedules and specificationFurniture selection and layoutsDecorative and architectural lighting selectionCustom wardrobe, kitchen and panelling designBuilt-in furniture and millwork drawings
- 05Hospitality & CommercialGuest journey and space planningBoutique hotel rooms, lobbies and amenity spacesRestaurant, café and bar interiorsRetail and showroom designOffice and workplace interiors
- 063D VisualizationExterior architectural rendersInterior renders, room by roomAlternative material and palette studiesDaylight and evening lighting studiesViews for developer and investor presentations
A team, not a single signature.
Anne leads every project, but the work is delivered by a studio: designers who draw it, visualisers who test it, and consultants and makers who build it. That is what lets a villa, its joinery and its FF&E package move together.
An architect-led team
Architects, interior designers and visualisers work on one project file, led by founder Anne Ayman — so building, interior and drawings never drift apart.
A network of specialists
Structural, MEP and landscape consultants, joiners, stone suppliers and lighting specialists are brought in per project and coordinated by the studio.
Two studios, one standard
Dubai and Cairo work as one team across the UAE, Egypt and international projects — the same drawings, the same detailing, the same review.
Process
From brief to site
- 01
Consultation & brief
We start with the site, the brief and the way you will use the building — plot conditions, developer or community guidelines, programme, budget range and timeline.
- 02
Concept design
Zoning, spatial planning and massing, with an early material and colour direction. You see the idea in plan and in three dimensions before anything is fixed.
- 03
Design development
Layouts, elevations, sections and visualisation are refined together until proportion, circulation and light are right — and the scheme meets the authority or developer requirements.
- 04
Detailed design & FF&E
Technical drawings, joinery details, finishes, lighting and furniture specification — the package a contractor and joiner can build from without guesswork.
- 05
Coordination on site
We work alongside consultants, suppliers and contractors, reviewing shop drawings and samples so the built result matches the approved design.
Where we work
Studio nodes
Dubai
UAE · GCC
One Central, Dubai World Trade CentreOffice 01-14, Level 1, The Offices 4
Dubai, UAE
Dubai studio →
Cairo
Egypt · North Africa
Fifth Settlement ZoneNorth 90 Road & Mohammed Nagib Axis
Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Floor 3, Unit 304
Cairo studio →
International
Europe · United States
Completed and permitted work in Tuscany and San Diego, delivered from the Dubai and Cairo studios.
See the projects →
Start a project
Tell us about your site, and what you want to build.
Send a few details and our team replies, usually within two working days, to arrange a consultation. You then receive a written proposal covering scope, stages and fee.