Bharat Patel
Founder, Aaditya Interior
Bharat is the founder of Aaditya Interior and leads client relationships, space planning and site execution across 180+ active projects.
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Thoughts on homes, materials, detailing and craft – written by the people who design your spaces.
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Lighting
Plumbing Layout Basics for Bathrooms and Kitchens
Good plumbing starts on the drawing: cluster fixtures on one wet wall near the shaft, keep the 100 mm WC drain short, fall bathroom floors about 1 in 100 to the trap and horizontal drains about 1 in 40 to 1 in 60, and fix every point height before the walls are chased. Run hot and cold supply in CPVC, pressure-test before plastering, and budget roughly ₹1,500–4,000 per concealed point (indicative, October 2026).
Afrin Mirza · 09 Oct 2026 · 26 min read
Commercial & Hospitality
Jewellery Showroom Design Guide
A jewellery showroom is planned around the seated counter, the light on the metal and the security of the stock: counters about 750 mm high with 450 mm seats, warm light near 3000 K for gold and cooler 4000–5000 K light for diamonds and platinum, both at CRI 90 or more, and a layered security plan designed with specialists. Indicative fit-out runs about ₹2,200–3,500 per sq ft for a standard showroom and ₹3,500–6,000 or more for a flagship, before security systems and safes.
Bharat Patel · 09 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Architecture & Planning
Courtyard House Design Today
A modern Indian courtyard works when it is sized to the house around it — at least about 2700 × 3600 mm, with a height-to-width ratio of roughly 1:1 to 2:1 in hot-humid cities like Surat — shaded at its edges, drained properly and vented at the top so hot air escapes. Expect about ₹1.5–4 lakh over the base construction cost for skylight, drainage, waterproofing and railing (indicative, October 2026).
Bharat Patel · 09 Oct 2026 · 25 min read
Vastu
Brahmasthan: The Centre of the Home in Vastu
The Brahmasthan is the central zone of the Vastu Purusha Mandala — the middle ninth of the plan in both the 3 × 3 and the 81-square grids — and tradition asks that it stay open, light and uncluttered. Design logic agrees: an open centre carries light, air and circulation through a deep plan, while in flats the practical answer is to keep the central zone free of heavy furniture, toilets and clutter rather than to break structure.
Bharat Patel · 09 Oct 2026 · 25 min read
Cost Guides
Wooden Flooring Cost Per Sq Ft
As indicative October 2026 ranges, installed wooden-look and wooden floors cost about ₹130–300 per sq ft for laminate, ₹350–1,200+ for engineered wood and ₹700–2,000+ for solid hardwood, against ₹85–160+ for vitrified tiles. Skirting, profiles, levelling and wastage are extra, so always compare all-in quotes for the same room.
Bharat Patel · 09 Oct 2026 · 23 min read
Materials & Finishes
Types of Tiles: GVT, PGVT, Slab and Matt Explained
GVT is a vitrified tile with a digitally printed glaze on top; PGVT is the same tile with that glaze polished to a high gloss; slab tiles are very large formats such as 800 × 1600 and 1200 × 2400 mm; and matt is a surface finish, not a tile type. Choose the body for durability, the finish for slip and maintenance, and the size for the room — then lay it on full adhesive bedding.
Afrin Mirza · 09 Oct 2026 · 28 min read
Heights & Depths
Swimming Pool Dimensions for Villas
A typical villa pool is 4 × 8 m to 5 × 10 m, 1.0–1.2 m deep at the shallow end and no more than about 1.5–1.8 m at the deep end, with a 1.2–1.5 m deck all round and 2–3 m on the lounging side. Plan the plant room, balancing tank, depth markings, a 1200 mm safety barrier and anti-entrapment drains from the first drawing, not after excavation.
Bharat Patel · 09 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Room Ideas
Parallel Kitchen Design Ideas
A parallel kitchen needs two 600 mm deep counters and a clear aisle of 1200 mm for one cook or 1500 mm for two, so the room should be at least 2400 mm wide and ideally 2700 mm. Put the sink and hob on the same run where the chimney duct allows, keep storage and appliances on the other, and the narrow kitchen becomes the most efficient layout in an Indian home.
Afrin Mirza · 09 Oct 2026 · 25 min read
Architecture Icons
Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright: Lessons for Hillside Homes
Fallingwater works because Wright let the rock, the stream and the slope set the plan: a stone core anchored to the ground, concrete terraces cantilevered towards the view, and rooms that step with the land. Indian hillside homes can borrow those ideas — but with engineered foundations, firm drainage and a safe distance from water, not by copying the waterfall.
Bharat Patel · 09 Oct 2026 · 32 min read
Design Styles
Rustic Interior Design: Wood, Stone and Texture
Rustic interior design is built from three things: real or honestly finished wood, natural stone and hand-made texture, set against calm walls and warm light. In Indian homes it works best as modern rustic — about one-third raw surfaces, two-thirds quiet ones — with woods and stones chosen for humidity, termites and daily cleaning.
Afrin Mirza · 09 Oct 2026 · 24 min read
Process & Trust
Moving Into a New Flat: Interior Checklist
Moving into a new flat takes about 16–20 weeks from possession if interiors are done properly: documents and snag list first, services tested before any carpentry, work done in a fixed order, and a deep clean and pest treatment before the furniture arrives. The checklist below puts every step, measurement and indicative cost in sequence.
Bharat Patel · 09 Oct 2026 · 25 min read
Future of Design
Green Building Ratings in India: IGBC and GRIHA Explained
India has two home-grown green building ratings: IGBC, run by the Confederation of Indian Industry, with Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum levels, and GRIHA, developed by TERI and adopted by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, with one to five stars. Both score a building on site, energy, water, materials and indoor comfort; for a buyer, the useful questions are which rating, which level, and whether it is a final certificate or only a pre-certification.
Bharat Patel · 09 Oct 2026 · 23 min read
The People
Meet the partners
Afrin Mirza
Co-founder, Aaditya Interior
Afrin is the co-founder of Aaditya Interior, leading the design studio – materials, colour, detailing and finishing – along with the office and design team at Katargam, Surat.