Cultural Depth
Every project responds to its setting - Gulf light, regional craft, and Mediterranean warmth only where it belongs.
The Studio
Nouha
Dhraief.
Interior designer based in Dubai, shaping residences and hospitality spaces across the world with warmth, clarity, and restraint.
Shaped by work across the world, Nouha approaches each project through atmosphere, proportion, and material feeling. Her portfolio spans private residences, hospitality interiors, and commercial spaces - each one developed closely, and each one resolved with care.
Under Nua Design, Nouha leads every project from first concept through site follow-up - keeping the process direct, personal, and consistent from start to finish.
- Based in
- Dubai, UAE
- Available across
- The world
- Focus
- Residential
- Format
- Founder-led studio
Refined Interiors.
Material Clarity.
Lived-in Spaces.
Design
Philosophy.
A set of beliefs that guide every decision - from the broadest spatial idea to the smallest material choice.
Material Honesty
Stone, wood, linen, and plaster chosen for their truth, their texture, and the way they settle over time.
Purposeful Restraint
Beauty through clarity. Every element earns its place, and what is removed matters as much as what remains.
Human Scale
Spaces designed around real living - how light enters, how movement flows, and how a room feels at 6am.
The
Process.
A thoughtful, collaborative path from first ideas to a finished space that feels considered and easy to live with.
- 01
Discovery
A deep conversation about your life, your brief, and the way you want to move through the space before any sketch is drawn.
- 02
Concept
Mood boards, spatial direction, and material palettes that turn instinct into a clear design language.
- 03
Design Development
Technical drawings, 3D views, and refined FF&E selections brought together into one resolved package.
- 04
Execution
Hands-on project management - coordinating site teams, suppliers, and contractors through to final delivery.
Design begins with listening - to the space, to the client, to the light at different hours of the day. Every material has a voice. Every room carries a mood. My work is to bring those parts into coherence.
Studio Focus
Private Residences
Dubai villas and family homes
Hospitality Spaces
Lounges, salons, and guest settings
Founder-led Practice
Concept, detailing, and site follow-up
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