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A Disruptive Design For A New-Age Tea Drinkers’ Haunt

Retail Focus

Utilising the buffer from the main road, the visitor is greeted by amphitheatre-like outdoor seating created with the help of the steps approaching the teashop entry. A free-flowing layout and a liberal use of mirrors and large, arched windows contribute to the same.

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Nakkash Design Studio creates a tropical modernist paradise in Dubai’s Meadows

Design Middleeast

Inspired by this, the award-winning, multi-disciplinary practice took on a contextual approach to the redesign centred around blurring the lines between indoor-outdoor living experience while maximizing the views. The layout is deliberately symmetrical to create balance and an atmosphere of conviviality.

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Dorchester Collection opens first hotel in the Middle East

Design Middleeast

The designers took influence from the rich tapestry of cultural influence in the UAE, with a focus on intricate details and utilising textures. Each room features an outdoor terrace and floor-to-ceiling glass windows providing natural light and sweeping views.

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A Taste of Uniqueness: Unveiling the Distinctive Realm of Commercial Restaurant Interior Design

Greater Group

These considerations must all be addressed in every aspect of a commercial restaurant interior design, from the concept and branding, to layout and operations, all the way up to the entire customer experience. Put another way , a restaurant needs to look, feel and even sound just as good as how the food it serves tastes and smells.

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How to Master Retail Design Concepts: Transforming Your Store into a Shopper’s Haven

Greater Group

Step 2: Conduct a Store Assessment Current design and layout evaluation is indispensable to a store refit, and must be carried out before the creation of a more effective retail design concept. Are the displays and layout effective in encouraging people to buy? Does the way in which the products are organised facilitate browsing?

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Taking Shape

Design Middleeast

Sumaya Dabbagh, founder of Dabbagh Architects, says: “ The architectural approach focuses on the experience of the visitor, allowing them to connect the indoors to the outdoors, to view different elements from various routes and vantage points, and to revive the once sacred vestiges in a contemporary context.

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How Office Design Can Influence Employee Health And Wellness

All Work

Integrating colors and textures, incorporating plants, maximising outdoor views, and creating space for connection and leisure amenities: all of these concepts, and more, can influence the well-being of a space.

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