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Ladurée storefront, The Dubai Mall, by Davies Group UAE
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Design & Build
Contractor in Dubai.

One team, one contract, from first sketch to final handover. Davies Group UAE has delivered design and build fit-outs across Dubai since 1997 — with the same in-house team also operating as a mall-approved shopfitting contractor across the city's leading destinations.

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Ladurée — The Dubai Mall
Ladurée — The Dubai Mall
Tommy Bahama — Mirdiff City Centre
Tommy Bahama — Mirdiff City Centre
Rip Curl — Dubai Marina Mall
Rip Curl — Dubai Marina Mall
Owndays — The Dubai Mall
Owndays — The Dubai Mall
Ladurée — The Dubai Mall
Ladurée — The Dubai Mall
Tommy Bahama — Mirdiff City Centre
Tommy Bahama — Mirdiff City Centre
Rip Curl — Dubai Marina Mall
Rip Curl — Dubai Marina Mall
Owndays — The Dubai Mall
Owndays — The Dubai Mall

What is design & build?

Tommy Bahama storefront signage, Mirdiff City Centre, by Davies Group UAE

Design and build means one contractor holds responsibility for both designing your space and constructing it, under a single contract — rather than an architect and a separate contractor working across a gap that someone has to manage. Davies Group UAE has operated this way since 1997: our own design office produces the concept and technical drawings, our Ras Al Khor workshop manufactures the joinery, and our own site team installs it. No handoffs, no subcontracted fit-out, one team accountable from first sketch to final handover.

This is the same single-point-of-responsibility model behind every project we deliver in Dubai — including the retail and F&B shopfits that make up the bulk of our portfolio. Whether it's a full villa renovation, a commercial office, or a flagship retail store, the process is identical: one design team, one build team, one point of contact throughout.

Also Shopfitters Across Dubai

Retail shopfitting is part of
how we design & build.

If you're specifically looking for a shopfitter in Dubai, this is exactly the same team and the same model — retail and F&B fit-out is simply design and build applied to a mall unit rather than a villa or office. We hold approved shopfitting contractor status across The Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates, Mirdiff City Centre, Dubai Hills Mall and Dubai Marina Mall, and have delivered shopfits for brands including Ladurée, Tommy Bahama, Rip Curl, Owndays, Oakley, Reebok, Seafolly, Bateel and Cinnabon — 300+ completed fit-outs since 1997, all designed and built in-house.

Rip Curl storefront, Dubai Marina Mall, by Davies Group UAE
Frequently Asked

Common questions.

What does "design and build" actually mean?
Design and build means one contractor is responsible for both designing your space and constructing it, under a single contract. Instead of hiring an architect and a separate contractor and managing the gap between them, you have one accountable team from first sketch to final handover — which is how Davies Group UAE has operated since 1997.
Is Davies Group UAE a shopfitter as well as a design and build contractor?
Yes — shopfitting is one of the core things we deliver under our design and build model. We are a mall-approved shopfitting contractor across The Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates, Mirdiff City Centre, Dubai Hills Mall and Dubai Marina Mall, with 300+ completed fit-outs since 1997.
Do you handle authority approvals as part of a design and build contract?
Yes — authority and mall landlord approvals are managed in-house as part of the design phase, not handed off separately. This is one of the main advantages of design and build: approvals, design and construction move together instead of in sequence.
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Tommy Bahama storefront by Davies Group UAE
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