“It’sourdreamhome.It is exactlyhowwewanted
it tobe,althoughit didtakesevenyearstogetto
thispoint.”
That’sa longtimetobuilda home...
“Everythingwasquitetrickyasweweresospecific
aboutthedetails.Lotsofthingsneededtobe
redone.Ifweweren’thappywestartedagain.It
needstobedonecorrectly– evenif it takesanextra
fewyears.Wewantedit 100%right.
“Wehavelivedherefora yearandfourmonths
now.Welivedfourdoorsdownbefore;wereallylove
thestreet,weloveEmiratesHills.
“Oneofourchildrenis inboardingschooland
anotherwillbegoingawaytoosothehouseis bigfor
a shrinkingfamily.It feelslikea reallyluxurious
hotel,actually...MyhusbandMarktravelsa lotand
staysatfantastichotelsallovertheworld.He’dpick
uponideasandwe’dseesomethingwe’dlikeand
keepthatinmindtocreateourown.Wedidhavea
designerhelpusfora whilebutthatwasmainlyfor
theconstructionandinitialphase.”
Thefirstthingyouseewhenyouarriveat thehouse
arethegleamingsupercarsdisplayedintheglass-
frontedgarage...
“I’ma memberoftheArabianGazelles,whichmust
betheonlyladies-onlysupercarclubofitskind.
Whereelsecouldyouhavethatintheworld?Dubai
is sucha safeplacetobethatwecanhappilydrive
aroundinourconvoyofsupercars,alldressedup,
goingtoalloftheseglamorousevents.
“WhenHanan[MazouziSobati,thefounder]
askedmeif I wantedtojoin,I jumpedat thechance
butI hadnoideait wouldbesospecial.It hasadded
a wholenewchaptertomylife.TheotherGazelles
allhavetheirownstories– someruncompanies,
somearemothers– butweallcometogetherand
aresolike-minded.Andweloveourcars,thespeed
andtheglamour.
“I putmyselfoutofmycomfortzonewhenwedid
theRushAwaychallenge– therewere 30 teamswith
ninedifferentchallengestoconquer.I surprised
andsurpassedmyself– wedroveourcollectionof
Ferraris,Lamborghinis,Maseratis,Rolls-Royces
andBugattisalloverDubaiandI didn’teven‘It did take seven years to get
to this point. If we weren’t
happy we started again’
s
Suzie and her husband
Mark wanted everything to
be perfect in their new
home, from the high-
sheen entrance and
(below) living areas, to the
pool room, grand piano
and private cinema6