Dubai floor plan: standards for properties
When choosing Dubai property in 2024, it is important to carefully study the layout. This is best done on floor plans – these are drawings that record the dimensions and location of each room. A floor plan lets you get acquainted with the property without a personal visit. When purchasing a secondary property, it is possible to assess whether the owner has changed it. We tell you what the floor plans of apartments and villas in Dubai look like.
Reasons to study a floor plan
A floor plan is a document documenting the layout of a property. This drawing shows all the rooms of an apartment or house. A thorough study of the drawing will allow you to compare the original plan with its implementation and evaluate the actual dimensions of the premises without visiting the home. This is especially true when purchasing during the construction phase. Thanks to floor plans and detailed 3D models, the buyer can choose the appropriate apartment option in a building under construction.
The floor plan is also important when purchasing on the secondary market: it will allow you to determine whether the previous owner changed the layout.
When choosing housing based on floor plans, you should pay attention to how the doors and windows are located, assess how far the bedroom is from the common spaces, see how many bathrooms are planned and where they will be located, and find out whether a balcony exists. Let’s look at the standard layouts of apartments and houses from developers in Dubai.
Studios
The area of studios in Dubai is about 33–40 square meters, sometimes up to 50 square meters – much more than is customary to build in many megacities of the world.
Despite the area being quite spacious by studio standards, such apartments in Dubai retain their main characteristic – a single open space. Walls do not separate the bedroom, living area, and kitchen. Only the bathroom is separate from the studios. Some developers also separate the utility room for the washing machine. Studios in Dubai most often have a penal shape: areas from the kitchen to the bedroom follow each other from the front door to the exit to the balcony or wide window. Rare corner apartments may have more than one window – they are usually more expensive.
Apartments with one, two, or three bedrooms
The average size of a one-bedroom apartment in Dubai is 45–70 square meters, a two-bedroom apartment is about 120–150 square meters, and a three-bedroom apartment is about 180 square meters.
Standard one-room apartments usually have a separate bedroom, a combined kitchen-living room, and two bathrooms. One of the bathrooms is usually located close to the bedroom, and the second is closer to the common area, designed for guests.
The two-bedroom apartments already have three bathrooms: one for each bedroom and one for the guest. You can also count on a more spacious dressing room and several balconies. The more bedrooms you have in the apartment, the more spacious the living room and kitchen area. In addition, family apartments have a master bedroom, a private space for the owners with a bathroom isolated from the corridor, and a personal balcony.
Penthouses
The area of penthouses in new buildings in Dubai starts from 300 square meters and can exceed 1,500 square meters. As a rule, these are two-level apartments with a private terrace crowning the building. All apartments in Dubai are furnished, but penthouses have more expensive furniture and designs from famous world brands. If there are several penthouses in a project, they differ in layout – this is how the developer maintains exclusivity.
The penthouse may have:
- Rooms for staff
- A swimming pool
- A spa area
- An office
- A large living room.
The master bedroom is usually located on the second floor of the penthouse. It can have a private bathroom, a balcony, and its own living space. The penthouse has up to six bedrooms.
Villas
Villas in Dubai can be standard or custom-designed. The first are built in closed complexes with their infrastructure: shops, schools, gardens, and entertainment centers. Villas in such complexes can be of different classes. In Dubai, all of them have a furnished basement with a garage, staff rooms, a fitness room, and a spa area. The house has two to ten bedrooms, several living rooms and balconies, and a courtyard. The local area usually has an outdoor swimming pool and a barbecue area.
Buyers looking for extra luxury are focusing on exclusive homes with unique layouts. The artificial island of Palm Jumeirah is famous for such villas, on whose petals the most expensive houses in Dubai are built. These villas will have game rooms, cinemas, aquariums, and more. The layout and purpose of rooms may vary depending on customer requests.
Conclusion
A floor plan is a detailed drawing of an apartment or house. It records the dimensions and purpose of the rooms, layout, location of windows, and load-bearing walls. It is important to study the floor plan when purchasing a home during construction via AX CAPITAL when it is impossible to inspect the property with your own eyes. In this case, the developer shows the buyer a plan drawing and a 3D model of the future apartment or villa. It is worth familiarizing yourself with the plan when purchasing a secondary property to ensure the previous owner has not made illegal redevelopment.
