Do you maintain the office after handover?

Yes. Maintexx offers post-handover maintenance for AC, lighting, electrical, plumbing, doors, joinery and small changes, so you have one number to call.

Office Fit-Out Companies in Abu Dhabi | Office Interior Design and Fit-Out

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

As a rough guide, a Cat B office fit-out in Abu Dhabi runs from about AED 110 to 170 per sq ft for an essential finish, AED 170 to 260 for a business finish and AED 260 to 420 or more for an executive finish, before furniture. Maintexx turnkey packages for small offices start from AED 50,000, and every project gets an itemised quote after a free site visit.

Q: Can you fit out a small office on a budget?

Yes. Maintexx small office packages start from AED 50,000 for roughly 300 to 450 sq ft. The budget goes furthest when you keep the existing ceiling grid, choose one glass cabin instead of several, use bench desks and carpet tiles, and put the money into one strong reception or feature wall.

Q: Which approvals does an office fit-out need in Abu Dhabi?

Usually a fit-out permit from Abu Dhabi Municipality under the Department of Municipalities and Transport, fire and life safety approval from Abu Dhabi Civil Defence, electrical approval and inspection from ADDC (now TAQA Distribution) when the load or layout changes, and a NOC from the landlord or building management. Maintexx prepares and submits these for you.

Q: How long does an office fit-out take?

A small office refit can take 3 to 6 weeks once approvals are in. A full floor usually takes 8 to 14 weeks including approvals. Maintexx gives you a written programme after the site survey.

Q: Can you renovate our office while we keep working?

Yes. Maintexx phases the work, seals off dusty areas, keeps noisy jobs for evenings and weekends and moves teams in stages, so the business keeps running.

Premier Office Interior Fitout in Abu Dhabi: Corporate Workspace Specialists

Looking for the best office interior designer and fit-out team in Abu Dhabi? Don't take anyone's word for it, ours included. Look at the work further down this page. What we offer is a complete solution for office interior design and fit-out: one company from the first sketch to the last snag, whether you need a small office refit or a full corporate floor.

Corporate Office Interior Fit Out Strategies for High-Rise Business Hubs

Towers on Al Reem, Al Maryah Island and the Corniche come with their own rulebook. You'll need to follow the building's fit-out guide, book the service lift, stick to permitted working hours and protect common areas. We plan around all of that from day one. Layouts start from the window line so daylight reaches the most desks, and heavy loads like file storage and server rooms go near the core where the slab and risers can take them.

Landlord fit-out guides
After-hours logistics
Riser and core planning
Daylight-first layouts

Modern Commercial Interior Fit-Out Frameworks for Tech Startups and Financial Firms

A startup and a bank want very different things. Startups need to grow without moving: bench desks that can take another chair, phone booths, a big table for all-hands and power everywhere. Financial firms need privacy and control: closed cabins, sound-rated walls, access control, a secure server room and a client meeting suite that looks the part. We start from how your people actually work and build the framework around it.

Bench and hot desks
Phone booths
Access control and CCTV
Secure server rooms

Specialist Office Renovation and Modification: Upgrading Legacy Workspace Layouts

Plenty of Abu Dhabi offices still look like 2005: rows of closed cabins, a dark corridor, tired ceiling tiles and AC that never reaches the far desks. Our renovation and modification service keeps what still works, like structure, good partitions and existing ducts where possible, and changes what doesn't. Usually that means opening up the plan, swapping old lights for LED panels, rebalancing the AC and adding meeting space people actually book.

Cabins to open plan
LED retrofit
AC rebalancing
Phased, live-office works

Ergonomic Space Planning: Acoustic Zoning, Smart Lighting, and Premium MEP Integration

Good offices are planned in zones. Loud areas like reception, pantry and collaboration go together, quiet focus work sits away from them, and meeting rooms act as a buffer in between. Lighting follows the zones too: bright, even panels over desks and warmer cove or pendant light where people meet and wait. AC, power, data and fire systems get drawn with the layout, not squeezed in after, so you never end up with a floor box under a cupboard.

Acoustic zoning
Daylight and motion sensors
Coordinated MEP drawings
Ergonomic desks and chairs

Balancing Luxury and Expert Fit Out Finishes in Executive Boardrooms and Receptions

Your reception and boardroom do the selling. Visitors judge you there in about ten seconds. That doesn't mean everything has to be expensive. It means spending in the places people touch and notice, and saving where they don't.

Spend hereReception desk, boardroom table, door hardware, acoustic walls, warm feature lighting, the logo wall.

Save hereBack-office ceilings, storage carcasses, corridor flooring, standard LED panels where nobody looks up.

Implementing a Modern Fitout Layout to Boost Employee Wellness and Collaboration

Daylight for everyone. Glass cabins and low dividers let light reach the middle of the floor.
A pantry people want. Central, bright and big enough to sit down in, so it becomes the place ideas start.
Somewhere to go quiet. One or two phone booths or focus rooms per twenty people.
Chairs that fit. Proper ergonomic chairs and desks at the right height prevent a lot of back pain.
Plants and fresh air. Real greenery and AC that's balanced, not freezing one corner and warming another.

Case studies

The Maintexx Blueprint: Office Transformations from Initial Concepts to Completion

Five offices, five very different briefs. A corporate branch, a brand showroom office, an IT room inside a live supermarket, a public post office and a training centre. Click the thumbnails to look around each one. Where we have before and after shots, drag the slider.

Project 01 · Branch officeClient: Bhatia Brothers

3D design

3D render of Bhatia Brothers reception with angled oak and white desk, timber slat feature wall and frosted glass cabins

Reception with timber slat wall and backlit logo

A corporate branch office, signed off in 3D first

OfficeDesign and build3D visualization

Bhatia Brothers wanted a branch office that felt like head office: calm, organised and clearly theirs. Before anyone touched the site, we built every room in 3D so their team could walk through it, move things around and approve it.

What we delivered

Angled oak and white reception desk
Timber slat feature wall with backlit logo
Glass cabins with frosted bands
600 × 600 grid ceiling with LED panels
Wood-look flooring throughout
Bench desks on black loop-leg frames
Full-height oak storage walls
Eight-seat meeting room

From our site teamThe client moved the storage wall twice and swapped the reception desk finish once. All on screen, all free. On site, each of those would have cost days.

Project 02 · Branch officeClient: Hempel Paints

Built

Hempel Paints branch office reception with wenge counter, white inlays, pendant lights and leather lounge chairs

Reception counter and customer lounge

A street-front branch that's half showroom, half office

OfficeTurnkeyJoinery from our workshop

Hempel needed one narrow unit to do three jobs: welcome walk-in customers, give the sales team proper desks, and give the manager a private room. All of it had to feel like the brand from the moment you step in off the car park.

What we delivered

Aluminium shopfront and glazing
Bilingual illuminated signage
Gypsum ceiling with warm LED cove
Wenge counter with white inlays
Leather lounge seating
White cluster desks with glass dividers
Frosted glass manager's cabin
Split AC, power and data

From our site teamLong, narrow units feel like corridors. The cove light runs the full length and pulls your eye to the back wall, so the room reads wider than it is.

Project 03 · IT officeClient: Al Dafrah Coop

Built

IT and CCTV control room for Al Dafrah Coop with video wall, network rack, LED panel and dedicated AC

IT and CCTV room with video wall and network rack

An IT office built behind a supermarket that never closed

OfficeRenovationLive site

Al Dafrah Coop needed an IT and security room plus admin offices directly behind a trading store. Shoppers were a few metres away the whole time, so dust, noise and power cuts weren't an option.

What we delivered

CCTV video wall and monitoring desk
Network rack and structured cabling
Dedicated cooling for the IT room
Fire extinguisher and safety signage
Admin office with vision window
Flat LED panel lighting
Frosted glass door
Power, data and phone points

From our site teamWe sealed the work zone, did the noisy jobs after closing and switched power over in one short overnight window. The store didn't lose a single trading hour.

Project 04 · Post officeClient: Emirates Post

Built

Emirates Post P.O. box hall with blue lockers on three walls, grid ceiling, LED panel and carpet tile flooring

P.O. box hall: ceiling, lighting, AC diffuser and flooring

A public P.O. box hall that has to be easy to find your way around

Public officeFit-outCeilings and flooring

Hundreds of customers a day walk in, find their box number and leave. The room had to be bright, hard-wearing and simple, with nothing to slow people down.

What we delivered

Grid ceiling set out around the lockers
Centred LED panel lighting
AC supply diffuser
Hard-wearing carpet tiles
Clean painted walls above the boxes
Box number wayfinding sign

From our site teamWhen three walls are lockers, the ceiling is the only thing people notice. We set the grid out from the middle so the light and diffuser sit dead centre. It sounds small, but it's why the room looks calm.

Project 05 · Training centreClient: ADCoop

Built

ADCoop training centre with mock retail shelving, display table, lounge seating, linear LED lights and carpet tiles

Training floor from above

A training centre that works like a real store

Training spaceFit-outLighting and flooring

ADCoop wanted a space where staff learn on real shelving, real displays and real layouts, then sit down together to talk it through. Half shop floor, half classroom, all in one open hall.

What we delivered

Long suspended linear LED lights
Exposed ceiling, cleaned and painted
Carpet tile flooring
Mock retail shelving runs
Central display table
Colourful lounge seating zone
Presentation screen and whiteboards
Power for screens and equipment

From our site teamWe left the ceiling open and painted it instead of adding a false ceiling. It saved budget and kept the height. The linear lights then do the job of marking out the zones.

Site visit

We measure, check the AC, power and risers, and read the landlord's fit-out guide.

Free · Day 1

Concept

Layout options with desk counts, then your office in 3D.

1 to 2 weeks

Quote

An itemised BOQ you can actually read. No vague lump sums.

With the design

Approvals

Drawings submitted and chased until the permits are issued.

2 to 4 weeks

Build

Civil, MEP, joinery and finishes, with a photo update every week.

3 to 10 weeks

Completion

Snagging, inspections, certificates and the keys.

Handover day

The Checklist Used by the Best Fitout Team in Abu Dhabi for Corporate Handovers

This is the list we walk through with you on handover day. Use it on any contractor, not just us. If they can't tick everything, don't sign.

Snag list closedEvery scratch, gap and loose handle fixed and signed off. Civil Defence completion certificateFire alarm, emergency lights and exit signs tested and approved. Electrical inspection passedUtility sign-off and DB schedules labelled. AC tested and balancedEvery room hits temperature, no cold or hot corners. Data points testedEvery point labelled and tested. As-built drawingsWhat was actually built, not what was planned. Warranties and manualsAC, lighting, glass, joinery and furniture. Keys, cards and spare partsPlus spare tiles, paint codes and ceiling tiles.

Handover readiness: 0%

Stress-Free Fitout Services in Abu Dhabi: Full-Scale Post-Handover Maintenance Support

Handover isn't the end. A door starts to stick, a light flickers, the team grows and you need four more desks. Instead of finding a new contractor who doesn't know your building, you call the people who built it. We have your drawings and know where every cable runs.

AC servicing
Electrical and lighting
Plumbing and pantry
Doors, locks and glass
Joinery repairs
Painting touch-ups
Extra desks and cabins
Annual maintenance contracts

Turnkey Corporate Fitout Packages: Seamless Workspace Solutions from 50k AED

Turnkey means one contract, one programme, one invoice and the keys at the end. Pick the package closest to you as a starting point. Every quote is still itemised and built around your actual space.

Small Office

from AED 50,000

Roughly 300 to 450 sq ft. Startups, branches and small teams.

Space plan and a 3D view
One glass or gypsum cabin
Paint, flooring and skirting
LED panels in the existing grid
Power and data points
Approvals support

Price my small office

Business

AED 170 to 260 / sq ft

1,000 to 3,000 sq ft. Growing teams and branch offices.

Full 2D and 3D design
Glass cabins and meeting rooms
New ceilings and lighting design
AC and electrical modifications
Reception joinery from our workshop
All permits handled for you

Price my office

Corporate

from AED 260 / sq ft

Full floors and headquarters in high-rise towers.

Brand-led interior design
Boardroom and executive suite
Acoustic walls and ceilings
Full MEP and fire systems
AV, access control and CCTV
Furniture, signage and move-in

Talk to us

Office size 800 sq ft Finish level

Include furniture My unit is a bare shell (no ceiling or AC yet)

Budget-Conscious Corporate Space Planning: Maximizing Square Footage on a 50k Package

Small office interior fit-out is all about choosing where the money goes. These are the small office interior fitout ideas we use most often to make AED 50,000 look like a lot more.

Keep the ceiling gridSwap old tiles and tubes for new tiles and LED panels. Same grid, new room.Saves a lot on ceilings

One glass cabin, not threeA single cabin plus a phone booth often does the job of three closed rooms.Saves on partitions

Bench desksThey fit more people per metre than L-shaped cubicles and add a seat easily.More desks per sq ft

Storage as wallsFull-height cupboards can divide zones and hold files at the same time.Two jobs, one cost

Carpet tiles where it's quietCheaper to fit, quieter underfoot, and you can replace a single stained tile.Cheaper to maintain

One hero wallPut the budget into a logo or slat wall behind reception. That's the photo everyone takes.Biggest visual impact

Reuse the ACRe-route existing ducts and diffusers to the new layout rather than replacing units.Big MEP saving

Paint does a lotA strong, considered colour scheme changes a room for less than any other finish.Lowest cost per sq ft

How a Turnkey Fitout Company in Abu Dhabi Simplifies Multi-Department Contractor Management

A typical office move involves your IT team, facilities, HR, finance and management, plus a long list of outside trades: AC, electrical, glass, joinery, furniture, signage, security and AV. Run it yourself and you're the one chasing all of them.

With a turnkey contract, Maintexx runs the lot. You get one project manager, one programme everyone works to, one weekly report and one invoice. Your IT team talks to us about data points, we talk to the cabling crew. That's the deal.

Navigating Fast-Track Office Fitout Approvals: ADM, Civil Defense, and ADDC

Start building without approval and you risk fines, a stop-work order or having to rip work out. Most delays don't come from the authorities. They come from incomplete drawings. We design to the rules from the first sketch, so submissions go in complete and come back faster.

STEP 1 · LANDLORD

Building NOC

Approval from the landlord or building management to start, following their fit-out guide.

Needs: layout, method statement, insurance, contractor details

STEP 2 · ADM

Abu Dhabi Municipality

The fit-out permit, issued under the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT).

Needs: architectural layout, sections, finishes, trade licence

STEP 3 · ADCD

Abu Dhabi Civil Defence

Fire and life safety approval before work, then inspection and a completion certificate after.

Needs: fire alarm, sprinkler, emergency light and exit drawings

STEP 4 · ADDC

Power utility

ADDC, now operating as TAQA Distribution, approves load changes and inspects before power is connected.

Needs: electrical layout, load schedule, DB schedules

Design to code from day oneCorridor widths, exit distances and fire ratings checked in the first layout, not after a rejection.

Submit a complete packHalf-finished submissions get bounced. We send the full set once.

Book inspections earlyWe book Civil Defence and utility inspections ahead, so the end of the job doesn't stall.

Office fit-out questions we get every week

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

As a rough guide, a Cat B office fit-out runs from about AED 110 to 170 per sq ft for an essential finish, AED 170 to 260 for a business finish and AED 260 to 420 or more for an executive finish, before furniture. Maintexx small office packages start from AED 50,000. You'll get an itemised quote after a free site visit.

Can you fit out a small office on a budget?

Yes. For roughly 300 to 450 sq ft, our packages start from AED 50,000. The money goes furthest when you keep the existing ceiling grid, choose one glass cabin instead of several, use bench desks and carpet tiles, and put the spend into one strong reception wall.

Which approvals does an office fit-out need in Abu Dhabi?

Usually a landlord NOC, a fit-out permit from Abu Dhabi Municipality (under DMT), fire and life safety approval from Abu Dhabi Civil Defence, and electrical approval from ADDC, now TAQA Distribution, if the load or layout changes. We prepare and submit all of them.

How long does an office fit-out take?

A small office refit usually takes 3 to 6 weeks once approvals are in. A full floor is typically 8 to 14 weeks including approvals. We give you a written programme after the site visit.

Can you renovate our office while we keep working?

Yes. We work in phases, seal off dusty areas, keep noisy jobs for evenings and weekends, and move teams in stages. We've built an IT room behind a supermarket that stayed open the whole time.

Will I see the design before you build?

Always. Every Maintexx office is planned in 2D and shown to you in 3D first, so you can change your mind on screen, where it's free. See our 2D and 3D design service.

Do you look after the office after handover?

Yes. We offer maintenance for AC, lighting, electrical, plumbing, doors, glass and joinery, plus small changes like extra desks. One number to call, and the team that already knows your building.

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Office interiors fit-out · Abu Dhabi

Premier Office Interior Fitout in Abu Dhabi: Corporate Workspace Specialists

Corporate Office Interior Fit Out Strategies for High-Rise Business Hubs

Modern Commercial Interior Fit-Out Frameworks for Tech Startups and Financial Firms

Specialist Office Renovation and Modification: Upgrading Legacy Workspace Layouts

Ergonomic Space Planning: Acoustic Zoning, Smart Lighting, and Premium MEP Integration

Balancing Luxury and Expert Fit Out Finishes in Executive Boardrooms and Receptions

Implementing a Modern Fitout Layout to Boost Employee Wellness and Collaboration

The Maintexx Blueprint: Office Transformations from Initial Concepts to Completion

A corporate branch office, signed off in 3D first

A street-front branch that's half showroom, half office

An IT office built behind a supermarket that never closed

A public P.O. box hall that has to be easy to find your way around

A training centre that works like a real store

Site visit

Concept

Quote

Approvals

Build

Completion

The Checklist Used by the Best Fitout Team in Abu Dhabi for Corporate Handovers

Stress-Free Fitout Services in Abu Dhabi: Full-Scale Post-Handover Maintenance Support

Turnkey Corporate Fitout Packages: Seamless Workspace Solutions from 50k AED

Small Office

Business

Corporate

Budget-Conscious Corporate Space Planning: Maximizing Square Footage on a 50k Package

How a Turnkey Fitout Company in Abu Dhabi Simplifies Multi-Department Contractor Management

Navigating Fast-Track Office Fitout Approvals: ADM, Civil Defense, and ADDC

Building NOC

Abu Dhabi Municipality

Abu Dhabi Civil Defence

Power utility

Office fit-out questions we get every week

Got a new office, or one that's stopped working?

We Shape Interior Designs, Crafting Timeless and Inspiring Spaces

Contact Us

Office Interior Design and Fit-Out in Abu Dhabi, drawn, approved and built by one team.

Services

Office interiors fit-out · Abu Dhabi

Premier Office Interior Fitout in Abu Dhabi: Corporate Workspace Specialists

Corporate Office Interior Fit Out Strategies for High-Rise Business Hubs

Modern Commercial Interior Fit-Out Frameworks for Tech Startups and Financial Firms

Specialist Office Renovation and Modification: Upgrading Legacy Workspace Layouts

Ergonomic Space Planning: Acoustic Zoning, Smart Lighting, and Premium MEP Integration

Balancing Luxury and Expert Fit Out Finishes in Executive Boardrooms and Receptions

Implementing a Modern Fitout Layout to Boost Employee Wellness and Collaboration

The Maintexx Blueprint: Office Transformations from Initial Concepts to Completion

A corporate branch office, signed off in 3D first

A street-front branch that's half showroom, half office

An IT office built behind a supermarket that never closed

A public P.O. box hall that has to be easy to find your way around

A training centre that works like a real store

Site visit

Concept

Quote

Approvals

Build

Completion

The Checklist Used by the Best Fitout Team in Abu Dhabi for Corporate Handovers

Stress-Free Fitout Services in Abu Dhabi: Full-Scale Post-Handover Maintenance Support

Turnkey Corporate Fitout Packages: Seamless Workspace Solutions from 50k AED

Small Office

Business

Corporate

Budget-Conscious Corporate Space Planning: Maximizing Square Footage on a 50k Package

How a Turnkey Fitout Company in Abu Dhabi Simplifies Multi-Department Contractor Management

Navigating Fast-Track Office Fitout Approvals: ADM, Civil Defense, and ADDC

Building NOC

Abu Dhabi Municipality

Abu Dhabi Civil Defence

Power utility

Office fit-out questions we get every week

Got a new office, or one that's stopped working?

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