Commercial
NTT DATA Regional HQ Abu Dhabi
A full demolition and rebuild of NTT DATA's Abu Dhabi head office, from a dead AC system and a decade of wear to a fully renewed 270 square meter workplace in 12 weeks.
The finished project
See the space, completed.
NTT DATA's regional Abu Dhabi HQ had run for 10 years in the same space: a boardroom, a meeting room, open plan workstations, private offices, a CEO room, and the usual staff kitchen and facilities behind them. A decade in, the AC had failed, noise carried across the whole floor, and the lighting no longer did the space any favors.
Arcave took the office down to a full demolition and rebuilt it from the ground up in 12 weeks, covering 270 square meters and 24 workstations. The interior design itself was never the hard part. The hard part was doing all of it against a company that runs on data, with a brand guideline thick enough to need its own read-through before a single line got drawn.
The Challenge
A dead AC system, a 170 page brand guideline, and staff working remote
The old office's AC system had failed outright, running at very low efficiency, alongside constant noise and poor lighting throughout the floor. None of it was fixable with a patch job. Everything, from ducting to ceiling to flooring, needed to come out and go back in new.
NTT DATA's global brand guideline ran past 170 pages, and every material, color, and layout decision had to be checked against it before design work could start. With the move-in date only 12 weeks out, staff had to work remote for the full renovation, since there was no way to keep the office running mid demolition.
Arcave's Solution
A complete AC replacement, real acoustic treatment, and cabling that could not fail
The old FCU units and ductwork were fully replaced rather than patched, since patch repairs on a system already this far gone tend to fail again within months. Structured Cat6a cabling and server connections were installed to the standard a data-driven company actually needs, with zero room for compromise there.
Soundproofing came under budget pressure partway through, and rather than cut it, the team used suspended acoustic panels over the noisiest workstation clusters, rockwool insulation, and full ceiling void separation between private offices and the boardroom, delivering real acoustic performance without blowing past the budget. The office reopened at 270 square meters and 24 workstations, fully renewed, in 12 weeks.
Design phase
From concept to drawing board.
Layout studies and 3D concept renders for the regional head office fit-out.
Construction progress
Built, step by step.
From full demolition to move-in day. Drag the marker or click any stage below to see how it came together.
"Arcave handled the renovation of our company’s head office in Abu Dhabi, and the results were exceptional. Their quality of work, commitment, innovative design, and professionalism truly stood out. Thanks to their efforts, we now have a comfortable, inspiring office where we can operate efficiently and confidently welcome our clients and partners. Special thanks to Eng. Laith and Eng. Ahmed."
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