8 | LUXlife Magazine Best Luxury Outdoor Living Design Studio 2026 – UAE It is no secret that Dubai’s high-end residential sector is one of the finest in the world, with properties here connoting a unique sense of luxury both inside and out. Since 2017, Secret Gardens has been at the heart of this space, creating stunning landscape, design, and build projects across the UAE’s outdoor residential spaces, as well as offering a maintenance and care service. Secret Gardens’ own Alifare Engelbrecht shared more on its work following the studio’s recognition with this award. In a city like Dubai, luxury outdoor living brings with it a lot of expectation. Modern swimming pools, expansive family dining areas, comfy outside sofas, and even fully equipped barbecue and kitchen areas are all staples of many homes, and Secret Gardens has made it its mission to bring these spaces to life, both from a design standpoint and then in the real outside spaces of its clients, highlighting a truly end-to-end approach. Handling every aspect of design, engineering, and construction in-house, Secret Gardens’ full-service method means design-led thinking and accountability define the entire process of a project, from the first lines of a preliminary sketch through to the final build, and even beyond thanks to maintenance work like pruning and weeding, pest control, monitoring irrigation systems, and seasonal cleaning/preparation. All of this sees the team create beautiful and functional outdoors spaces that align with the client’s unique vision. As Alifare explained: “We win clients by being a true design-andbuild studio – one in-house team accountable from first sketch to final build, with no gaps between design intent and what gets delivered. That single point of accountability, combined with our quality of finish and climate-specific engineering, gives clients confidence they can’t get from firms that hand work off to third parties.” Behind every solution the studio conjures is a fully qualified workforce, comprising professionals including engineers approved by the Dubai Municipality. Their commitment to the highest standards of safety and quality means Secret Gardens has the knowledge to deliver even the most complex designs with the utmost precision, regardless of the size of the project. Size is no issue for the studio because of its scalable workforce, meaning it can adapt as needed and always deliver its great results on time. This was seen recently through a golf villa the team worked on in the Dubai Hills, which is one of the most desirable residential communities on the planet thanks to attractions including an 18-hole championship golf course, Dubai Hills Park, and the Dubai Hills Mall, to name just a few. As for why this project stands out, it saw the team deliver a resort-standard outdoor space completely in-house, overcoming common challenges such as engineering for the area’s climate without compromising on the design. One of many villas the team here have had the pleasure of working on over the last few years, this golf villa in the Dubai Hills joins projects like Ohana Villa, Serene Path Villa, Breeze Villa, Redwood Villa, Eden Villa, and Piedra Villa, all of which Secret Gardens completed design and construction on. Some projects are design only, and the team are more than happy to oblige these requests, bringing dream landscapes to life through 3D visualisation tools and personalised advice across areas like design trends and material selection. Secret Garden’s ability to deliver so highly across these projects makes it essential in Dubai’s home and garden sector, which is currently being shaped by demand for exactly the kind of high-end outdoor living the experts here specialise in. Alifare told us: “Villas in communities like Emirates Hills, JGE, and Dubai Hills increasingly treat the garden as a resortstandard extension of the home.” This is where Secret Gardens’ everything-under-one-roof approach comes in really useful, as it offers this whilst saving the client time and money. Whether for design, construction, maintenance, or all three, Secret Gardens adds immeasurable value to the lives and outdoor spaces of its clients, and has carved out a name for itself as the UAE’s leading figure in bespoke landscape architecture, especially when it comes to resort-style villa gardens in Dubai. By being genuine, providing everything a client needs for a successful project, and coming up with ideas that continue to stagger, Secret Gardens has established itself as more than fitting of recognition through this award. More on the services available and the projects completed by the business we are delighted to name Best Luxury Outdoor Living Design Studio 2026 – UAE can be found below. Contact: Alifare Engelbrecht Company: Secret Gardens Web Address: https://secretgardens.ae/
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