// How we build — capability / lifecycle story // Also handles /sectors, /studio, /awards pages here as smaller routes. function HowWeBuild({ navigate }) { const data = window.DS_DATA; return (
Capability

One contractor. Six stages. One programme.

Earthwork through handover, coordinated by people who own the joinery line, the MEP package and the approvals process. We sub-contract the parts we don't run in-house — we don't sub-contract the schedule.

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The factory

200,000 sq ft of joinery, metalwork, marble and finishes — under one roof in Al Quoz.

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Joinery factory floor
Construction lifecycle
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Approvals

We handle all approvals.

Authority NOCs, DEWA, DM, civil defence, DHA, building-management — coordinated by the in-house approvals team alongside the build. The owner never sees the paperwork; we just need them on the snag-list walks and at handover.

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{/* CTA */}

Bring us a brief. We'll bring the build.

); } function capabilityChipsFor(code) { return { "01": ["Excavation", "Shoring", "Dewatering", "Foundation pours"], "02": ["Substructure", "Superstructure", "Slab cycles", "Post-tensioning"], "03": ["Blockwork", "Screeds", "Envelope waterproofing", "Tanking"], "04": ["Stone", "Joinery", "Metalwork", "Specialist finishes"], "05": ["HVAC", "Electrical", "Plumbing", "BMS"], "06": ["Commissioning", "Snagging", "Authority sign-off", "Handover"], }[code] || []; } // --- Sectors index --- function Sectors({ navigate }) { const data = window.DS_DATA; return (
Sectors

Six typologies. One delivery method.

We organise the portfolio by what each sector actually demands of a build — programme pressure, finishes tolerance, compliance load, life-safety. Pick a sector to see the work.

{data.sectors.map((s, i) => ( ))}
); } // --- Studio (about) --- function Studio({ navigate }) { const data = window.DS_DATA; return (
Studio · since 1988

A family-built contractor, 37 years on.

Designsmith office in Al Quoz
History

From Excel Engineering to Designsmith.

Designsmith began in 1988 as Excel Engineering — a Dubai contractor founded by an architect with a workshop and a small civil team. Two brothers, Dhaval and Mihir Sanganee, grew the firm into a turnkey design-and-build contractor with one of the region's largest in-house joinery facilities.

Today, Designsmith operates as two divisions — Designsmith Build (construction & high-rise) and Elevaré by Designsmith (ultra-luxury fit-out & residential) — under shared leadership and shared factory capacity.

Founders and leadership profiles are being reconfirmed with the team; portraits will be added once final.

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); } // --- Awards --- function Awards({ navigate }) { const data = window.DS_DATA; return (
Recognition

Awards & recognition.

Attributed by name, year and issuer. We list only what is verifiable; press mentions and unconfirmed shortlists are kept off this page until they're not.

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✱ Citations available on request. Designsmith does not publish a third-party star rating; aggregateRating is omitted from this site until a verified source exists.

); } Object.assign(window, { HowWeBuild, Sectors, Studio, Awards });