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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Future of Design
Recycled and Upcycled Materials in Interior Design
Recycled materials are made from waste that has been processed into a new product — recycled-PET acoustic felt, terrazzo with glass or stone chips, agro-waste and Tetra Pak boards — while upcycled materials are old objects reused with little processing, such as reclaimed teak doors turned into tables. Both work well in Indian homes when moisture, termites, old paint, fire behaviour and fixing details are checked first.
Afrin Mirza · 08 Oct 2026 · 23 min read
Process & Trust
Moodboards and Material Boards Explained
A moodboard fixes the feeling of a home — light, colour, texture and style — before any drawing is made; a material board fixes the actual laminates, stones, fabrics and finishes, as real samples, before anything is ordered. Approving both, in the right order and under the right light, prevents most of the expensive 'this is not what I imagined' moments on site.
Bharat Patel · 08 Oct 2026 · 26 min read
History of Design
Le Corbusier and Chandigarh: The Planned City Explained
Chandigarh was planned from 1951 by Le Corbusier with Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew as the new capital of Punjab: a grid of self-contained sectors of about 800 × 1200 m, a hierarchy of seven road types and a monumental Capitol Complex, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing. Its real lessons for today are about shade, proportion, honest materials and green space.
Afrin Mirza · 08 Oct 2026 · 23 min read
Vastu
Vastu for Bungalows: Floor-by-Floor Guide
In a bungalow, Vastu can be applied at every level: an open, lower north-east on the site and the terrace; the entrance, living and pooja towards the north and east; the kitchen in the south-east; the elders' room and master bedroom stacked in the south-west; the staircase in the south or west; and an open centre. Unlike a flat, almost all of this is a design decision — so it costs little if it is settled before the structure is drawn, and a lot if it is attempted after.
Bharat Patel · 08 Oct 2026 · 31 min read
Cost Guides
Living Room Interior Cost Breakdown
A 12 × 16 ft living room costs roughly ₹0.9–1.6 lakh at basic specification, ₹1.7–3.3 lakh at mid-range and ₹4.3–9.6 lakh at premium level for fitted work (indicative October 2026), with the sofa and loose furniture budgeted separately. The TV wall takes about a third of the fitted budget; the feature wall, lighting and curtains decide which band the room lands in.
Bharat Patel · 08 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Commercial & Hospitality
IT Office Design for Focus and Collaboration
A good IT office is zoned from loud to quiet: reception, café and team areas near the entrance, benching in team neighbourhoods on the window side, and booths, focus rooms and a quiet zone at the far end — with one phone booth per 8–12 open seats and one meeting room per 10–15 people. Fit-out typically costs about ₹800–2,000 per sq ft (indicative October 2026), and acoustics, power and data matter more than finishes.
Bharat Patel · 08 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Architecture & Planning
Elevation Materials: Stone, HPL, ACP and Louvres
Natural stone is the longest-lasting elevation material but heavy, and above the ground storey it needs mechanical anchors; exterior HPL and ACP give crisp, light panels on an aluminium frame, with ACP best specified with a fire-retardant core; louvres are the material that actually shades the building. Indicative installed costs run from about ₹250–450 per sq ft for ACP to ₹550–1,200 for HPL or aluminium louvres and ₹600–1,200+ for dry-fixed stone (October 2026).
Bharat Patel · 08 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Lighting
CCTV and Video Door Phones for Homes
Most Indian homes are well served by four to eight wired cameras covering the gate, the entrance, parking and the side passages, mounted about 2400–3000 mm high, recording to an NVR on a UPS, plus a video door phone with its outdoor unit at about 1450–1550 mm. A 4-camera kit costs about ₹15,000–40,000 and a video door phone about ₹6,000–35,000 (indicative October 2026); planning conduits before plaster matters more than the brand.
Afrin Mirza · 08 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Heights & Depths
Ramp Slope and Accessibility Standards
A wheelchair ramp should be no steeper than 1:12 (8.33 per cent, about 4.8°) — 1 mm of rise for every 12 mm of run — and gentler (1:15 to 1:20) wherever space allows. It also needs a clear width of at least about 1200 mm, level landings of about 1500 × 1500 mm at each end and after every run of about 9 m, handrails on both sides, edge protection and a slip-resistant surface.
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 27 min read
Room Ideas
Modular Kitchen Colour Combinations
The safest modular kitchen colour combinations pair a light upper (white, ivory, light grey) with a mid or deep base (wood, sage, grey, navy) and a countertop that links the two. Choose matte or textured finishes in mid-tones for Indian cooking, keep strong colour to about a tenth of the kitchen, and test every shade under the kitchen's own lighting.
Afrin Mirza · 07 Oct 2026 · 24 min read
Materials & Finishes
Italian Marble Types: Statuario, Carrara, Botticino
Statuario is a bright white marble with bold grey veins and the highest price; Carrara is a softer grey-white with fine, feathery veining and is the most affordable of the classic Italian whites; Botticino is a warm beige-cream marble from Lombardy. In India, imported marble typically costs about ₹500–3,000+ per sq ft for material, with Statuario and Calacatta at the top of that range.
Afrin Mirza · 07 Oct 2026 · 24 min read
Future of Design
Bamboo in Modern Architecture and Interiors
Bamboo is a fast-growing grass that, once mature, properly treated and kept dry, works as a light structural frame and as a warm interior finish. Its success depends less on the material than on the detailing: treated culms, raised plinths, deep overhangs and joints designed so the hollow tube is never crushed or split.
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 27 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.