How much of a refurbishment has to happen out of hours?

Only the work that would disturb the business: noisy demolition, core drilling, services isolations and anything crossing occupied routes. We set that out zone by zone at the planning stage so the cost is visible up front.

Can you refurbish without moving anyone out?

Often, using a rolling decant into swing space within the floorplate. It takes longer than an empty building, so the phasing plan and the date have to be agreed together.

What do you need before you can programme the works?

The building and floor, the approximate area, the scope you expect us to hold, the current occupancy and the date the business has to be in. Everything else can be developed with you.

Existing workplaces

Refurbishment that respects the business already in the building.

A refurbishment is rarely a construction problem first. It is a sequencing problem: which teams move where, what has to keep running, and what can only be touched at night or over a weekend.

We plan the works around the occupied business, then deliver the reconfiguration, the services upgrade and the finishes renewal in phases that the facilities team has agreed in advance.

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Refurbishment works in progress within an existing building

Scope

What the package covers.

Typical scope

Reconfiguration of an existing layout
Renewal of finishes, ceilings and lighting
Meeting room and collaboration upgrades
Services modification and controls upgrade
Reception and client-facing area renewal
Amenity and break area improvement

Planning the phases

Decant strategy and swing space
Zone boundaries and protection
Noise, dust and odour management
Out-of-hours and weekend working
Services isolations agreed with the building
Weekly look-ahead issued to the occupier

Interfaces we resolve

Existing services capacity and condition
Fire strategy compliance during the works
Access, lifts and loading restrictions
IT continuity and cabling changes
Landlord approvals for alterations
Reinstatement obligations at lease end

Control

Where the risk actually sits.

The survey comes before the price

Existing buildings hide things. We survey services, ceilings and structure before committing to a price, so the risk is described rather than discovered.

The occupier's week is the constraint

The programme is built around the business calendar: trading peaks, board meetings, audits and month ends. Those dates are fixed points, not preferences.

Reinstate as you go

Each phase is completed, cleaned and handed back before the next opens, so the business is never living inside three unfinished zones at once.

Before pricing

What we need to see.

Send what exists today. We will tell you what is still required rather than price around the gaps.

Existing plans and any services information
Which areas must stay operational and when
Headcount affected and available swing space
Landlord approval requirements
Permitted working hours
Target completion date

Evidence

Projects from the register.

Architectural visual of the redeveloped Al Maktoum Hospital atrium with its galleria bridges and timber reception volume — Al Maktoum Hospital Redevelopment
Dubai, UAE
Fit-out + GRP/GRG architectural elements

Deira City Centre mall interior in Dubai — Deira City Centre
Dubai, UAE
MEP and interior works within the mall programme

Mirdif City Centre atrium with patterned metal screens, crescent feature and stone flooring — Mirdif City Centre
Dubai, UAE
Retail & mall works

Questions

What clients ask about this scope.

Where to go next.

Discuss an office project

Tell us about the floorplate and the date.

Tell us the building, the area, the scope you expect to hold and the date the business needs to move. We will set out how the programme would run and what has to be resolved first.