ABOUT
AboutMerka
Architecture design company headquartered in Dubai, specializing in comprehensive architectural solutions across residential, commercial, hospitality, and institutional sectors.
STORY
Our Founding Story
Merka was established in Dubai to address a growing gap in architectural delivery: the disconnect between visual ambition and practical execution.
About Merka
We specialize in comprehensive architectural solutions across residential, commercial, hospitality, and institutional sectors.
Merka is an architecture design company headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The studio specializes in comprehensive architectural solutions across residential, commercial, hospitality, and institutional sectors.
The firm's design approach is grounded in contextual intelligence. Each project begins with a deep understanding of site conditions, user needs, and environmental constraints.
In areas such as Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, and Jumeirah, where space, light, and density pose unique challenges, the firm's experience proves invaluable.
Our Dubai Studio
Our Services
- Conceptual development to tender-ready documentation
- 3D modeling and BIM coordination
- Façade studies and site analysis
- Compliance mapping and regulatory efficiency
- Code-savvy approach with authority approvals
- Technical documentation and working drawings
Vision & Mission
Vision
Merka envisions a built environment where architecture responds directly to its context, enhances the lives of its users, and remains viable through time.
In locations such as Dubai Marina, where density is high and solar exposure is intense, buildings must be planned with passive cooling in mind.
Merka's vision is one of restraint, precision, and respect—for the site, for the people who occupy it, and for the city that hosts it.
Mission
The mission of Merka is to produce architectural solutions that are clear, rational, and responsive. Each project begins with rigorous research.
No design element is arbitrary; all components are evaluated for purpose, cost, and buildability. Clients are engaged throughout the project timeline.
Merka's objective is to produce work that holds up to technical scrutiny while maintaining spatial intelligence and design clarity.
Founding Story
Merka was established in Dubai to address a growing gap in architectural delivery: the disconnect between visual ambition and practical execution.
The founders—architects and planners with backgrounds in high-density developments and civic architecture—recognized a pattern of buildings being produced without due regard for site logic, energy use, or regulatory viability.
In early residential projects across Al Barsha South and Nad Al Sheba, the firm adopted a principle of functional hierarchy—starting from climate orientation, site topography, and internal movement.
This foundational philosophy continues to define Merka's practice. The studio grew not through aggressive branding but through consistent delivery, word-of-mouth recommendations, and performance-based results.
Studio Culture & Team
Multidisciplinary Team
Architects, urban designers, engineers, BIM coordinators, and design technologists from various backgrounds.
Cloud-Based Systems
Real-time coordination across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah with international partners integration.
Quality Assurance
Structured review cycles with multiple audits for constructability and code compliance.
DUBAI
Dubai Market Expertise
Dubai presents unique challenges for architectural practice. Each master-planned community has its own set of codes, FAR restrictions, material allowances, and infrastructure connections.
Learn MoreDubai Market Expertise
Dubai presents unique challenges for architectural practice. Each master-planned community has its own set of codes, FAR restrictions, material allowances, and infrastructure connections.
Specialized Areas
Emirates Hills & Jumeirah Islands
Luxury villa design with integrated landscape
Dubai Marina & JLT
Tower typologies with wind dynamics control
Palm Jumeirah & Dubai South
Trakhees submissions and document control
Reem Island & Yas Island
ADM workflows and infrastructure coordination
Our Guidance Covers
"Whether designing a family compound in Al Mizhar or a retail podium in Al Maryah Island, Merka brings not only design knowledge but a deep operational understanding of each local market."
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