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Architectural Projects

Over the years, Saray has offered its unique expertise on a wide range of architectural projects. Clients have requested everything from Ayurvedic spas to modern Mughal gardens.

As Saray founder Mitchell Abdul Karim Crites explains,  'My main field of study has been in Mughal gardens, architecture and water features, so it seemed natural to turn towards the ornamentation and design of structures ranging from private homes, to palaces and mosques.  Most of the artisans we work with descend from families who have created some of the greatest buildings in India and across the Islamic world'.

 

Main banner at top: Saray contributed the research and design concept for this red sandstone reception room in a opulent home on the island of Mustique.

	The holiday villa of Sir James Goldsmith, Mexico Saray Design was commissioned to create 600 original hand carved red sandstone jali screens and four hundred carved teak window screens for this exclusive beachfront retreat...
	The palatial home of Shri Lakshmi Mittal, London, United Kingdom One of London’s largest and most opulent private residences, this remarkable property was a delightful challenge for Saray Design. With the help of master stone carvers...
	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Saray was appointed to create two majestic red sandstone carved screens based on Mughal originals and measuring nine feet by six foot for the museum’s Eastern Gallery...
	The Federal Territory Mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia One of the grandest mosques in the world, this imposing structure can be seen for miles. Saray Design created the mosque’s soaring twenty-eight metre-high entrance...
	The Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia For this revered mosque, Saray Design was given the honour of making a minbar in pure white marble set with turquoise leaves and Qur’anic calligraphy...
	The Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan Grand Mosque, Aby Dhabi, UAE Saray artisans worked for more than three years hand-inlaying intricate patterns of flowering vines onto 1,054 white marble columns for the entrance and side arcades...
	Royal Villa, United Arab Emirates The Saray master artisans completed an elaborate and magnificent flooring pattern for a royal villa in the United Arab Emirates in the summer of 2008...