A person’s home is the most important place in their life. It symbolises their identity, independence, security and is usually shared with loved ones. Claudio Modola is an Italian studio whose team has worked on various continents including the Middle Eas
We always keep in mind that a home is the most important place in someone’s life, it symbolises identity, independence, security, leisure and family.
Given that we originated as an Italian studio who has now worked on various continents and specifically across the Middle East and East Africa for 20 + years, we appreciate that every client is different, as is their family structure, culture, religion, lifestyle, aspirations, aesthetic preferences, hobbies even parking requirements! (We spend a lot of time discussing garages and parking for deluxe cars with clients – therefore not joking about parking)
Our role in developing a completely bespoke luxury home is to get to know and understand our client through discussing, connecting and exploring options in a relaxed setting in which synergy may be built and the preliminary profile of the project may be defined in our minds. (Sometimes what they do not say is more important than what they do say). From there we are able to elaborate the spaces, atmospheres and identity of the project in a way that hopefully “speaks” to the clients emotionally, is moulded to their lifestyle and ideally satisfies all of their unique requirements in an elegant and timeless manner.
As designers creating luxury private residence allows us the enormous privilege of being able to make a significant difference to the quality of someone’s life…which is rare, can be daunting at the outset but is deeply rewarding. We are essentially drawing the backdrop of a life and all that that means (births, weddings, birthdays, tragedies, success, memories – everything) This is essentially why we do what we do and hopefully do it well.
What you do (description of services provided for each of the different services above)
Key Services Provided:
All of the above being offered in a completely customisable manner (also independent of each other if preferred) according to the specific criteria of the client and project in order to add maximum value.
As is common in the UAE market, should the client prefer to have an “all-inclusive one stop shop solution” the studio can provide all of the services listed above in addition to structural, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering design, cost consultancy, landscape gardening and project management services in cooperation with our trusted associates.
We are an international boutique design studio specialised in the architectural and interior design of prestigious homes, a market segment which larger or better to say published firms generally shy away from for fear of reduced profit margins due to complicated time-consuming details, lack of repetition in floor plans and possibly conflicting family opinions. Instead our career has been built of designing stunning houses for unique (often eccentric and difficult) individuals.
Our portfolio of signature private residences has received significant recognition from the likes of Architectural Digest, World of Interiors and House & Garden over the years and whilst it is widely acknowledged that our designs are many different things to different people there is always one constant… each of our luxurious houses never allows one to forget that it is first and foremost a home and not a sterile show piece.
We are likely the only smaller firm operating in East Africa that has been published so many times by the elite design mags. This adds kudos to a property.