Our team recently delivered an additional 17,500 sq ft floor for this global financial firm at ICD Brookfield Place in DIFC. The project builds on our longstanding relationship with the client and supports its continued growth in Dubai.
The client reappointed our Dubai team for the expansion, building on a global relationship that includes multiple workplace projects across the region.
The client benefited from reduced delivery risk and greater programme certainty, driven by our established knowledge of the building, landlord requirements and DIFC approval pathways.
Familiarity with the client’s operational standards and technical needs also allowed long-lead orders and critical risks to be addressed early.
The additional floor accommodates more than 130 workstations, as well as front-of-house and client-facing spaces. While aligned with the firm’s existing Dubai workplace, the project introduces new spatial typologies. These include dedicated visitor offices for colleagues travelling from other international hubs, responding to increased cross-regional movement. Flexible meeting and social spaces support collaboration, internal events and client engagement.
The full-floor, 360-degree floorplate combines perimeter glazing with internal elevations facing the building’s atrium. While perimeter areas benefit from direct daylight, atrium-facing zones receive indirect light and internal outlooks, resulting in varied daylight conditions across the workplace.
This informed an integrated approach to space planning, lighting design and services coordination. Daylight sensors balance artificial lighting levels in atrium-facing areas, ensuring consistent conditions across all workstations.
Structural columns were used to organise team zones without fixed partitions, while visitor-facing areas were clearly defined within the front-of-house layout.
Established knowledge of ICD Brookfield Place and DIFC approval processes supported a fast-track delivery programme.
Danny Woodford, Senior Project Manager at M MoserThe workplace incorporates complex technology and infrastructure typical of a financial trading environment. We identified large structural steel beams running through the core equipment room, which restricted the placement of heavy technical equipment, such as UPS systems.
Through early coordination between M Moser’s design, engineering and construction teams, alongside specialist consultants, the space was reconfigured to provide additional structural support, resilient power and life-safety systems. This approach resolved constraints without impacting programme certainty or operational performance.
The project also achieved both LEED Gold and WELL Gold certifications, supporting the client’s sustainability and wellbeing objectives across its global workplace portfolio.
Early integration between teams meant certification requirements were embedded into the design and delivery specifications, including energy-efficient services, low-VOC materials and active indoor air quality monitoring during construction.
Delivered under a full design and build appointment, the project completed on time and on budget within the 18-week programme.
Deep local knowledge and established relationships enabled the team to manage risk, long-lead items and complex technology requirements effectively.
Overall, this experience demonstrates our ability to support global financial clients as they expand within the Dubai market.
Completed
2025
Dubai
1,626 sq m / 17,500 sq ft
LEED Gold & WELL Gold
Alex Jeffries
