Arcilla secures contracts to develop and design more than 100,000 square feet of luxury real estate in the UAE
Staff Report,
Dubai, UAE
Arcilla Property Partners, a leading development and design company, has signed contracts to develop and design more than 100,000 square feet of luxury residential real estate following its entry into the UAE real estate market two years ago.
Founded by property magnets Alexis Stellakis and Harry Helsby, Arcilla’s portfolio of projects has risen to eight sites across the UAE, including two penthouses in the new residences at Atlantis The Royal, one three-bedroom and one five-bedroom. Arcilla is fully redeveloping and designing the properties and their interiors, which are scheduled for completion by the end of the year.
The penthouse owner, who commissioned Arcilla as their developer and designer, acquired the 32nd floor of Atlantis The Royal off-plan back in 2016. The design work then commenced in 2021, allowing for a full two-year process to visualize, and craft every element of the interior, including bespoke furniture and joinery designed by Arcilla and manufactured by a local fit-out partner, Bond Interiors.
Harry Helsby, Co-founder and Creative Director of Arcilla said, “It has been an incredible journey so far, and we’re privileged to be working on so many iconic property and interior architectural projects within our first few years of operation in the UAE.
“Here at Atlantis The Royal we have designed every single item of furniture, down to the button going onto the headboard. We have tailored the size and scale of every single piece and item of joinery going in.”
In addition to Atlantis The Royal, Arcilla is working on a growing number of ultra-luxury individual units and larger-scale developments alongside their local partners across the UAE, including Reem Island, Abu Dhabi. The company has adopted a client-first approach that has quickly seen the business working hand-in-hand with some of the most iconic properties and influential families in the UAE, setting a new standard for luxury and world-class service.
Alexis Stellakis, Co-founder and Managing Director of Arcilla said, “We focus on people, building great relationships with them, learning what they really want, and then following on from that, we bring our level of expertise into the room. I think there’s a real personal touch on every project from Arcilla, and I believe that the trust we develop with the client has been a huge part of our success.”
He further added, “We are seeing a trend from our clients for high quality, prestigious, aesthetics within their properties. So, we are supporting them in this vision, bringing our own insight and experience in this space to the UAE. We see a big appetite for it here.”
Almost every element of their developments, from exterior to interior, is either made bespoke in their factory in Dubai or sourced directly from local suppliers.
Whilst primarily focused on the UAE, Arcilla has ambitious plans to foray further into the GCC region’s real estate industry.
Stellakis and Helsby originally started Arcilla in London in 2020, after working in separate companies, collaboratively developing over £100M of London’s prime property over the last decade. They have worked across some of London’s most sought-after residential areas including, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Belgravia, and Hyde Park Gardens.
Prior to expanding its business in the UAE, the company broke two separate price-per-square-footage record sales for the prime London housing market in the first two years of operations.
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