Private Residence
Dubai, UAE
Dune House
A contemporary residence organized around shaded courtyards and deep architectural reveals.
Dubai, UAE·1,240 m² · Private Residence
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KingsleyArchitects
Dune HouseDubai, UAE
Recognition
The Meridian Design Honours 2025
Kingsley Architects — architecture and interior design, London, Singapore and Dubai. The shaded courtyard of the Dune House in Dubai, cited for Residential Architecture in The Meridian Design Honours 2025.
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- Architecture, interior architecture, hospitality, private residences, cultural spaces, material research and spatial design.
An international architecture and interior design practice. Our work is grounded in materiality, proportion and the relationship between architecture and its surrounding environment across residential, hospitality and cultural projects.
Selected work
Private residences, retreats and interiors across three studios — desert, coast, mountain and city. Six projects, each carried from the first sketch to the last sample.
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Private Residence
Lake Como, Italy
Casa Lume
A contemporary residence integrated into a Mediterranean hillside landscape, combining limestone, aged oak and natural plaster with carefully framed views toward the lake.
Lake Como, Italy·860 m² · Private Residence
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Mountain Residence
Aspen, Colorado, USA
Alto House
A contemporary mountain residence inserted into a mature pine forest, combining dark timber, pale stone and blackened steel with carefully controlled views of the surrounding landscape.
Aspen, Colorado, USA·920 m² · Mountain Residence
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Coastal Residence
Mallorca, Spain
Marea House
A low horizontal residence organized around courtyards and sea-facing terraces, using warm limestone, lime plaster and natural oak to create a quiet relationship between architecture and landscape.
Mallorca, Spain·780 m² · Coastal Residence
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Hospitality / Retreat
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Noor Retreat
A quiet contemporary retreat integrated into rugged desert terrain, using local stone, rammed earth, timber and bronze to create sheltered spaces connected to the surrounding landscape.
AlUla, Saudi Arabia·3,200 m² · Hospitality / Retreat
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Penthouse / Interior Architecture
Singapore
Skyline Residence
A high-rise residence shaped around long gallery-like spaces, controlled views and a restrained palette of travertine, dark oak, bronze and textured plaster.
Singapore·640 m² · Penthouse / Interior Architecture
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Practice sectors
Private ResidencesHospitalityInterior ArchitectureCultural SpacesRetreatsMixed-UseMaterial Research
Expertise
Architecture
Houses, cultural buildings and the rooms between them — drawn from the first plan to the last junction.
Private houses · Cultural buildings · Workplace · Adaptive reuse
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Architecture
Houses, cultural buildings and the rooms between them — drawn from the first plan to the last junction.
Private houses · Cultural buildings · Workplace · Adaptive reuse
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Interior Architecture
Spatial planning, material palettes and interior environments developed as part of the architectural experience.
Lobbies · Suites · Galleries · Restaurants
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Interior Architecture
Spatial planning, material palettes and interior environments developed as part of the architectural experience.
Lobbies · Suites · Galleries · Restaurants
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Hospitality
Hotels, retreats, restaurants and guest environments shaped around atmosphere, movement and materiality.
Hotels · Retreats · Restaurants · Members' clubs
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Hospitality
Hotels, retreats, restaurants and guest environments shaped around atmosphere, movement and materiality.
Hotels · Retreats · Restaurants · Members' clubs
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Cultural Buildings
Galleries, concert rooms and civic buildings, where the building is the instrument as much as it is the shelter.
Galleries · Concert rooms · Civic · Heritage
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Cultural Buildings
Galleries, concert rooms and civic buildings, where the building is the instrument as much as it is the shelter.
Galleries · Concert rooms · Civic · Heritage
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Material Research
Stone, timber, metal, plaster and other materials explored through detail, proportion and craftsmanship.
Stone · Timber · Bronze · Blackened steel · Lime
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Material Research
Stone, timber, metal, plaster and other materials explored through detail, proportion and craftsmanship.
Stone · Timber · Bronze · Blackened steel · Lime
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Spatial Experience
Architecture developed through light, sequence, scale and the relationship between interior and landscape.
Wayfinding · Lighting · Circulation · Landscape
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Spatial Experience
Architecture developed through light, sequence, scale and the relationship between interior and landscape.
Wayfinding · Lighting · Circulation · Landscape
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Masterplanning
Sites, estates and phases planned as one piece of ground, so that the first building belongs to the last.
Estates · Phasing · Landscape · Infrastructure
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Masterplanning
Sites, estates and phases planned as one piece of ground, so that the first building belongs to the last.
Estates · Phasing · Landscape · Infrastructure
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Materiality
The detail
is the design
Stone, timber, metal, light and textile — specified, sampled and resolved by the studio.
Awards & honours
6 recognised works · 2024 — 2026
