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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Ajanta and Ellora Caves: Carved Architecture Explained
Ajanta is a horseshoe of Buddhist caves cut in two phases, from about the 2nd century BCE and again in the 5th century CE, famous for its paintings; Ellora is a 2 km escarpment of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain caves from roughly the 6th to 10th centuries, crowned by the Kailasa temple carved from a single rock. Both are UNESCO World Heritage Sites inscribed in 1983, and both were made by removing stone, not adding it.
Afrin Mirza · 07 Oct 2026 · 24 min read
Process & Trust
Working Drawings Explained for Homeowners
Working drawings are the dimensioned, coordinated construction set — plans, sections, elevations, details and schedules — that a contractor builds from, issued as Good for Construction (GFC) after design is frozen. A homeowner does not need to draw them, but should know what the set must contain, how to read dimensions, levels and revisions, and what to check before signing off.
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 27 min read
Vastu
Plot Shapes and Vastu
Vastu tradition favours square plots and rectangles up to about 1:2, accepts an extended north-east corner and treats triangles, missing corners and very irregular outlines with caution. Design logic agrees more than it disagrees: regular plots plan efficiently, and almost any odd plot can be squared by placing a regular house inside it and using the leftover pieces for garden, parking and services.
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 28 min read
Design Styles
Mediterranean Interior Design: Arches, Lime and Terracotta
Mediterranean interiors are built from a few honest materials — lime-finished walls, terracotta and cement-tile floors, timber beams, wrought iron and deep arched openings — shaped by a hot, sunny climate much like much of India's. Done well, the style needs proportioned arches (segmental ones under typical 2850–3000 mm flat ceilings), breathable lime finishes at about ₹40–150+ per sq ft, and sealed terracotta floors.
Afrin Mirza · 07 Oct 2026 · 27 min read
History of Design
Indo-Saracenic Architecture: Victoria Terminus, Mysore Palace and More
Indo-Saracenic architecture combined Mughal, Rajput and other Indian forms — domes, chhatris, jharokhas, cusped arches — with European planning and engineering, roughly from the 1870s to the 1920s; Mysore Palace (Henry Irwin, 1912) and Laxmi Vilas Palace (1890) are classic examples. Victoria Terminus (F. W. Stevens, 1888) is often lumped in, but it is better described as Victorian Gothic Revival with Indian elements.
Afrin Mirza · 07 Oct 2026 · 26 min read
Lighting
Home Wi-Fi and Networking Planning
In Indian homes with RCC slabs and brick walls, one router at the entrance rarely covers a 3BHK, and almost never a two-storey house. Plan Cat6 cable from a central network niche to one ceiling access point for every two or three rooms and to the TV and desk positions, before the false ceiling and plaster go on — it costs a few thousand rupees per point then and many times more later.
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Materials & Finishes
Types of Marble in India: Makrana, Italian and More
Indian marble — Makrana, Ambaji, Rajnagar, Udaipur green, Katni — is harder-wearing per rupee and mostly costs about ₹150–600 per sq ft as material; imported Italian, Spanish and Greek marbles bring larger slabs and dramatic veining at about ₹500–3,000+ per sq ft. All marble is soft calcite that etches with acids, so the right choice depends on the room as much as the look.
Afrin Mirza · 07 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Heights & Depths
Stair Railing Height and Baluster Spacing
A stair handrail is set about 850–950 mm above the nosing line, while the guard along a landing, void or duplex cut-out should rise to 1000–1100 mm. No opening anywhere in the railing — between balusters, under the bottom rail or beside the wall — should let a 100 mm sphere pass.
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 30 min read
Architecture & Planning
G+1 and G+2 Elevation Ideas
A G+1 front rises about 7.5–8 m to the parapet and a G+2 about 10.5–11 m, so a G+2 needs stronger vertical and horizontal order — a clear base, a framed middle and a light top — to avoid looking like three stacked boxes. Treat the staircase and the entrances as design elements, shade every face for its orientation, and use two or three materials; a mid-range façade treatment costs roughly ₹70,000–2.25 lakh on a 30 ft front (indicative October 2026).
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 28 min read
Commercial & Hospitality
CA and Law Firm Office Design
A CA or law office is designed around confidentiality: a reception that keeps visitors in a public zone, partner cabins of about 3000 × 3600 to 3600 × 4200 mm, a conference room for six to eight, a lockable records room and partitions built to the slab for speech privacy. Indicative October 2026 fit-out costs run about ₹800–2,000 per sq ft, or roughly ₹12–30 lakh for a 1,500 sq ft practice.
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 27 min read
Cost Guides
Bedroom Interior Cost Breakdown
A 12 × 14 ft master bedroom costs roughly ₹1.25–2 lakh at basic specification, ₹2.3–4.3 lakh at mid-range and ₹5–9 lakh or more at premium level (indicative October 2026). The wardrobe takes about a third of the budget, the bed and side tables about a quarter, and finishes — not quantity — move a room between bands.
Bharat Patel · 07 Oct 2026 · 24 min read
Future of Design
Sustainable Interior Materials Available in India
The most sustainable interior materials in India are usually the local, durable and repairable ones: lime and clay plasters, Kota and other regional stones, terracotta, plantation or reclaimed timber, bamboo, cane, jute and cotton, plus low-VOC paints and low-emission boards. Judge every material on five tests — source, making, transport, indoor air and end of life — rather than on a green label alone.
Afrin Mirza · 07 Oct 2026 · 25 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.