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PJ N31

Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE/Villa interiors/2023 — 2024/Eleven Plus Decoration Design

An open ground floor in oak, pale stone and dark metal, arranged so the living, dining and kitchen all take the frontage and the light along it.

PJ N31 — A clear route through the living room lets the furniture gather around conversation. — 01A clear route through the living room lets the furniture gather around conversation.

Location: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
Year: 2023 — 2024
Sector: Residential
Scope: Concept to IFC
Status: Completed

My contribution

My role: Senior Designer — design lead
Responsibility: Concept to IFC

Key contributions

Led the interiors from concept through IFC
Planned the open ground floor along the frontage
Set the oak, stone and dark-metal palette
Directed FF&E and coordinated the technical package

The project

On the Palm the frontage is the asset, and the plan spends it carefully: living, dining and the kitchen are laid out in one continuous run along the glazed elevation, so every principal room takes the light and the view rather than a corridor. The entrance is kept short and deliberately closed — tall oak panels and a slatted screen — so the release into the open plan lands harder.

The palette is warm and restrained: oak in full-height panels and joinery, pale stone floors, dark metal in the kitchen island and frames, and an amber-lit display wall that marks the centre of the living room. Furniture is low and pale against it. Ceilings are kept plain with recessed linear light, so the room is read through its surfaces and the water beyond them, not its fittings.

PJ N31 — A measured pause at the threshold gives the open living spaces their sense of arrival. — 02A measured pause at the threshold gives the open living spaces their sense of arrival.

PJ N31 — Green stone anchors the family room; the stair slips behind it. — 03Green stone anchors the family room; the stair slips behind it.

PJ N31 — Books and objects give the long timber wall a domestic scale. — 04Books and objects give the long timber wall a domestic scale.

PJ N31 — Two places to sit, one continuous room: company and everyday life can share the frontage. — 05Two places to sit, one continuous room: company and everyday life can share the frontage.

05Two places to sit, one continuous room: company and everyday life can share the frontage.

PJ N31 — The quieter end of the room belongs to daylight and the water beyond. — 06The quieter end of the room belongs to daylight and the water beyond.

06The quieter end of the room belongs to daylight and the water beyond.

PJ N31 — The dining table takes its place beside the view, with the kitchen close enough to keep hosting informal. — 07The dining table takes its place beside the view, with the kitchen close enough to keep hosting informal.

PJ N31 — The island makes a second gathering point without closing off the dining room. — 08The island makes a second gathering point without closing off the dining room.

PJ N31 — The guest room settles into a softer register of timber, fabric and filtered light. — 09The guest room settles into a softer register of timber, fabric and filtered light.

“The frontage is the asset, and the plan spends it carefully.”

PJ N31 — Full-height curtains give the room privacy without turning away from daylight. — 10Full-height curtains give the room privacy without turning away from daylight.

PJ N31 — A chair by the window gives a short stay room for a slower morning. — 11A chair by the window gives a short stay room for a slower morning.

11A chair by the window gives a short stay room for a slower morning.

Process

The ground floor

Living, dining and the show kitchen form one connected sequence, with the guest suite set apart from the main gathering spaces.

DWG 01The social rooms share the light along the frontage, while service spaces keep the centre of the home clear.

Furniture and objects

Low seating, rounded tables and tactile finishes keep the open rooms comfortable at the scale of everyday life.

DWG 02A single console gives arrival a place for a few well-chosen objects.
DWG 03Deep upholstery and movable tables make the family room adaptable to everyday use.
DWG 04Rounded profiles soften the formal seating group without competing with the artwork.
DWG 05The table, pendant and stools bring dining and the show kitchen into one conversation.
DWG 06The material palette continues at the scale of a glass, a tray and a place setting.
DWG 07Furniture for a guest room that feels considered beyond the bed.

Colophon

Location: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
Year: 2023 — 2024
Sector: Residential
Typology: Villa interiors
Scope: Concept to IFC
Status: Completed
Role: Senior Designer — design lead