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Five Years on a Beachfront Plot
The Lighthouse is the culmination of a five-year journey, transforming a blank beachfront plot into a villa built entirely to brief. From the earliest stages, Carrie Das worked in parallel with the appointed architect, ensuring that each decision supported not only the aesthetics but also the everyday lifestyle of the family. Slab heights were designed to create uninterrupted ceiling lines. Sightlines were carefully aligned with natural light and surrounding views of the landscape and sea. At the core of the home is a sculptural staircase that rises across three levels. It serves as both a visual anchor and an architectural guide, quietly organising the movement and flow of the villa. The overall design is guided not by overt extravagance but by clarity, discipline, and refinement. Every material was chosen with care, and every detail executed with precision.
Location
Palm Jumeirah
Project Type
Ground-up architectural coordination, full interior and landscape design
Client
Alan & Lucinda McCormick
The design narrative blends the clients’ British heritage with elements of Asian restraint and overlays this with the softness and ease of barefoot beachfront living. Almost every item within the villa was either custom designed, specially sourced, or adapted to suit. From the earliest concepts through procurement, construction, and final installation, Carrie Das’ hand remained present at every stage. The result is a villa that is at once highly architectural and deeply personal, a home that reflects both vision and intimacy.
Designer's Note
The Lighthouse is one of those rare projects that reaffirms the true meaning of design. It was immersive, long, and exacting, yet profoundly rewarding. The clients placed complete trust in us, and that trust allowed for a process in which every decision carried weight and every detail held significance. The result is not only a home of striking beauty, but one that captures the essence of its owners in subtle and enduring ways. Each space tells a part of their story, and together the house becomes more than architecture; it becomes a living narrative. For Carrie Das, this project reflects the highest expression of our ethos: that design, when carefully crafted and deeply personal, has the power to transform not just spaces, but lives.Project Gallery
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