If you were to chance upon the Office Solutions website, you’ll find this line: “With our many years of experience in installing flooring, we offer not only expertise but peace of mind – you know the job will be done perfectly.” This ethos defines what they proudly call the ‘OS Standard’, a benchmark for quality and reliability honed over more than a decade in the industry.
Flooring serves as both the foundation and the unifying canvas of any interior space, anchoring the design narrative while subtly guiding flow and function. Its materiality, tone, and texture shape the spatial experience, influencing everything from acoustics to atmosphere. Office Solutions understands this well.
With a portfolio that includes prominent clients such as Etihad Airways, PepsiCo, Oman Insurance, and Huawei, among others, Office Solutions has something unique to offer to the architecture and design industry. To understand what goes on behind the scenes, we spoke to the team, and what followed was quite evocative.
“We strive to be more than just flooring suppliers, as committed partners in every project we undertake, actively contributing to its success from concept to
completion.”
– Dawood Ali Mirza, Business Head, Office Solutions
Raising the Floor
Having begun with a focus on addressing the needs of workspaces offering tailored, 360-degree solutions, which led to its name, Office Solutions was founded in 2012. Today, its scope extends beyond corporate environments, delivering tailored flooring solutions to sectors such as hospitality, healthcare, residential, and public spaces, championing the belief that every meaningful experience begins from the floor up.
Dawood Ali Mirza, Business Head of Office Solutions
“What sets us apart is our ability to offer locally stocked, globally sourced flooring solutions,” says Dawood. This strategic sourcing gives the company a competitive edge with faster turnaround times, flexibility and efficiency, allowing it to thrive in today’s fast-paced design landscape.
Office Solutions also crafts innovative, premium and sustainable solutions with a collaborative approach, with an add-on of dedicated installation personnel, who enable designers to bring their visions to life with ease.
Setting the Floor
“The three pillars of an ideal flooring are function, context, and aesthetics. At Office Solutions, we believe that every flooring must achieve these three essential qualities. These considerations form the foundation of every recommendation we make.”
– Dawood Ali Mirza, Business Head, Office Solutions
Office Solutions believes that the flooring should be customised to the environment it is intended for and in sync with the purpose of the space. Next comes the aesthetics, which should align with the client’s identity and work cohesively for the entire design narrative. They also focus on material selection, technical planning and precision.
“Flooring is the first point of contact of a user in a space. It influences the user’s movement and contributes to overall comfort, acoustic performance, thermal adaptability, and brand identity,” shares the team. They understand that flooring, when done well, could go unnoticed, but when executed poorly, could have a jarring effect, creating a disruption.
The World? Floored!
Above: One Offices at One Zabeel, Dubai
Below: Oodo Office, Dubai
When asked what the three projects that reflected Office Solutions’ expertise the best would be, Dawood spoke about One Offices at One Za’abeel, Dubai, Odoo Office, Dubai, and the ADQ Office, Etihad Airways Centre, Abu Dhabi. “Each of these projects has a distinctive reflection of our craftsmanship, technical mastery, and capacity to respond to vastly varying briefs with equal finesse,” he remarked.
While One Offices was about the fusion of contemporary design with operational excellence, Odoo Office was about adaptability and future-forward thinking. And ADQ Office was about timelessness, elegance and high-performance. Before moving on to talk about their most challenging project so far, Dawood added, “Together, these three projects capture the breadth of our expertise across aesthetic, technical, and functional aspects.”
DIFC Headquarters, Dubai
The DIFC headquarters in Dubai posed a new challenge for the team. It was a large-scale flooring project that demanded a thoughtful approach for a high-traffic setting. A raised access flooring had to be installed with accelerated timelines amidst a live, active workspace, while maintaining its aesthetic allure. It also had to be modular, to allow for swift modifications in the future.
Anticipating every variable, the team collaborated seamlessly with designers, contractors, and consultants to deliver a tailored solution for an ever-evolving workspace. With the backing of its partner brand, Unitile, Office Solutions enabled discreet service routing, power, cabling, and HVAC, neatly concealed beneath the floor, all while preserving the visual harmony of the interior environment.
“The Floor is Yours”
“Conversations mark the starting point of every successful project. We offer creative and technical insight right from the early design stages, covering stages with flooring concepts, material availability, and project scheduling.”
– Dawood Ali Mirza, Business Head, Office Solutions
Office Solutions doesn’t believe operating in silos, but in conversations from the early stages with various stakeholders. Their biggest ‘why’? To achieve the vision and match performance with minimal or no compromise. Their expertise in material selection, sustainability considerations, and installation requirements helps meet both budget and timeline expectations. Dawood enlightens, “It is extremely crucial to involve the flooring specialist early in the design process. It minimises potential delays or revisions further down the line.”
They also advise focusing on the intended use of the space apart from its visual design, which could include anything from average footfall to the climate. Equally vital is evaluating how adjacent materials might influence the overall flooring design, alongside ensuring local availability of finishes to accommodate unforeseen revisions during the latter stages of project execution.
Future-proofing their solutions and taking their services a step further, Office Solutions will soon launch a ‘Room Visualiser’ tool that allows for a real-time simulation to preview flooring options in interior settings. With over 250 active projects in the pipeline, the company is set to roll out curated product lines, aimed at even faster-paced project deliveries.
