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Interior finishes that survive five years, not five months.

Lina Bukhari11 June 20261 min read

The cheapest finish is rarely the lowest cost. Specifying for durability is a procurement decision, not a styling one.

A finish that looks right on handover day and fails within a year is not a saving — it is a deferred cost plus the disruption of replacing it in an occupied space.

Specifying for durability means matching the finish to its traffic, its cleaning regime, and its substrate. That is a procurement and engineering decision before it is a styling one.

We choose finishes we would put on our own projects — and document why each was selected, so the next person understands the standard it has to meet.

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Lina Bukhari

COO, Atlantis — writing on construction, specification, and handover.

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