Penthouse master bathroom with book-matched stone, freestanding bath and bespoke vanity joinery

Private residences

Penthouses.

A penthouse fit-out is a bespoke project inside someone else's building, and the building sets the rules.

Responsibility

What Método holds on the project

  • Itemised scope or BOQ review
  • Design, approvals, procurement and execution coordination
  • Developer or building NOC and authority-approval coordination
  • Joinery and MEP coordination
  • Programme and long-lead procurement
  • Named day-to-day project responsibility
  • Milestones, variations, inspection and handover

Penthouses combine the ambition of a villa with the constraints of a tower. Slabs cannot always be cut, risers are fixed, plant space is shared, and every sheet of stone and every joinery module has to arrive through a service lift with a booking sheet. Design that ignores those facts becomes expensive very late.

We start from the building. Survey, structural and services review, and a logistics plan sit alongside the interior architecture from the beginning, so the design that is frozen is the design that can actually be installed.

From there the work is what our workshops do daily for hospitality: book-matched stone, veneer sequencing, metal detailing, integrated lighting, and the acoustic and climate performance a top-floor residence needs.

How this is delivered

Designed to be installable
Every element is sized against the access route before it is manufactured. Nothing arrives that cannot be brought in.
Hospitality-grade making
The same workshops that produce guest-room and lobby packages for international hotel operators make the joinery and stone.
One accountable team
Structure, services, finish and furniture are not separate contracts arguing at the interface. They are one scope with one programme.

Scope

What we hold on penthouses.

Interior architecture & spatial change
Reworking layouts, stairs, double-height volumes and terrace relationships within what the structure permits.
Structural & services coordination
Working with the building's engineers on penetrations, loading, risers, plant and any alteration to base-build systems.
Bespoke manufacture
Stone, veneer, metalwork, glass and specialist finishes produced and pre-assembled in our workshops before delivery.
Lighting, AV & climate
Architectural lighting and control, AV, shading, acoustics and HVAC adjustment coordinated as one technical package.
Logistics & installation
Module sizing, lift and crane strategy, protection, sequencing and out-of-hours working agreed with building management.
Furnishing & completion
Furniture, art coordination, window treatments, styling, commissioning and handover documentation.

The Método Way

Define · Freeze · Make · Deliver · Close

  1. 01

    Define

    Understand the property, the requirements, the budget and how the home will actually be used.

  2. 02

    Freeze

    Resolve design, materials, engineering, specification and cost before anything is manufactured.

  3. 03

    Make

    Procure and manufacture the approved elements, with samples and benchmarks approved first.

  4. 04

    Deliver

    Coordinate logistics, site works and installation as one sequenced programme.

  5. 05

    Close

    Inspect, resolve and hand over a completed home, with documentation and aftercare.

Questions

Penthouses, common questions

Can layouts be changed in a penthouse?
Often, but only within the structural and services limits of the building. We establish those limits during the define stage so design time is not spent on options that will later be refused.
How is disruption to other residents managed?
Through the building's own permit process: agreed working hours, protected routes, booked lifts, dust and noise control, and a single point of contact for management.
Do you deliver duplex and multi-floor penthouses?
Yes, including internal staircases, double-height joinery and terrace works where the building allows them.
How long does a penthouse fit-out take?
Design development and specification usually take two to four months, manufacture eight to fourteen weeks, and installation three to six months depending on the size of the residence and the building's access restrictions.
Where do you deliver penthouse interiors?
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, London, Saudi Arabia, India and Vietnam are our current priority markets, and we have delivered residence interiors in branded towers in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Start

Request a project review.

Send the property, its condition and any plans or handover documents. We review the scope, the approvals required and the programme before any figure is discussed.