Architecture · Interiors · The Human Experience
The way light lands on a wall. The height above your head. The pause between one material and the next.
At ZOI, we design spaces where every detail has meaning.
Every threshold is intentional. Every shadow has a job. Every space is shaped around how people feel, connect and perform inside it.
People before plans.
Timeless over trending.
Luxury in restraint.
Function, uncompromised.
Zena Abuimeish founded ZOI to design spaces that are felt before they're explained — shaping workplaces, homes and hospitality across Dubai and the wider Gulf.
12+ Years in Practice
Trained in Architecture
Based in Dubai, UAE
Every project starts the same way — not with a mood board, but with a conversation about how people will actually live inside the space. “I design for the moment before someone notices the design — when it just feels right.”
“Zena listened more than she talked, and you can feel it in every corner. The space is calm, considered and completely ours.”
Layla H. — Dubai
“Every detail was thought through, from how the morning light falls to how the materials will age. Nothing feels added for the sake of it.”
Omar K. — Abu Dhabi
“Clear, honest and always on time. ZOI made a complicated process feel effortless, and the result went beyond what we imagined.”
Rania S. — Dubai
