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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Materials & Finishes
Fluted Panels: MDF, WPC and Stone Options
WPC fluted louvers are the budget, moisture-tolerant choice at about ₹250–500 per sq ft installed; CNC-routed MDF finished in PU paint gives the crispest, most custom profiles at about ₹1,000–1,800; and fluted natural stone is the heaviest and most permanent option, from roughly ₹700 per sq ft for sandstone to ₹1,500–4,000+ for marble. Choose by room moisture, profile, weight and cleaning, not by the photograph.
Afrin Mirza · 06 Oct 2026 · 32 min read
Room Ideas
Crockery Unit Design Ideas
A good crockery unit is 400–450 mm deep, at least 900–1200 mm wide for a six-seater dining table, with closed drawers below about 900 mm, everyday crockery between 900 and 1500 mm and display or occasion pieces above. Place it beside the table with 1000–1200 mm clear in front, use glass only on the upper part, and budget about ₹1,200–2,200 per sq ft of elevation (indicative October 2026).
Afrin Mirza · 06 Oct 2026 · 30 min read
Process & Trust
Snag List: How to Check Your Home Before Handover
A snag list is a written, photographed record of every defect found in a home before the keys or the final payment change hands — walls, floors, doors, windows, plumbing, electrical and finishes, checked room by room with a level, a straight edge, a socket tester and a bucket of water. Done properly it takes three to five hours for a 3BHK, and it is far easier to get defects fixed before handover than after.
Bharat Patel · 06 Oct 2026 · 30 min read
Future of Design
Passive Cooling Design: Keeping Homes Cool Without AC
Passive cooling works in a fixed order: keep the sun off (shade glass and walls, reflect and insulate the roof), let heat out (cross-ventilation, high-level vents, night flushing), and move air across people with efficient fans. Done together, these measures cut heat gain sharply and shorten the months a home needs air-conditioning — and most cost far less than the AC they replace.
Bharat Patel · 06 Oct 2026 · 30 min read
Design Styles
Modern Indian Interior Design: Tradition Without Clutter
Modern Indian design pairs a quiet base — plain walls, calm floors, flush storage — with a few genuine Indian materials and crafts, so that one brass lamp, one handloom or one carved panel can be seen. The method is storage first, then a 70/20/10 balance of calm surfaces, natural textures and crafted accents.
Afrin Mirza · 06 Oct 2026 · 26 min read
Lighting
Electrical Layout Planning for New Homes
A good electrical layout starts from the furniture plan and the appliance list, then groups points into separate lighting, power and air-conditioning circuits, each on its own MCB, behind 30 mA RCCB protection and a proper earth. A typical 3BHK needs about 100–140 points and roughly ₹1.5–3.5 lakh of concealed wiring at indicative October 2026 rates — almost all of it decided before plaster.
Bharat Patel · 06 Oct 2026 · 32 min read
History of Design
Colonial Bungalows of India: Verandahs, High Ceilings and Lime
The colonial bungalow kept cool without machines: a raised plinth, a 2.4–3.6 m verandah around thick lime-plastered walls, rooms 4–6 m high with ventilators near the ceiling, and a large roof that shaded everything below. Restoring one means repairing with lime, not cement — and the same ideas, scaled down, still work in a new home.
Afrin Mirza · 06 Oct 2026 · 30 min read
Materials & Finishes
WPC Panels vs PVC Panels for Walls
PVC wall panels are thin, light and the cheapest way to get a washable, moisture-proof wall; WPC panels are thicker, denser wood-filled composites that look and feel closer to timber and suit fluted feature walls. In October 2026 terms, plain PVC panels run about ₹50–90 per sq ft installed, UV marble sheets about ₹120–220, and WPC fluted louvers about ₹300–500.
Afrin Mirza · 06 Oct 2026 · 29 min read
Architecture & Planning
Modern House Elevation Ideas
A good modern elevation is built from massing, shading and a short palette of materials — not from cladding added at the end. In Indian conditions that means deep overhangs of about 450–900 mm on south faces, vertical fins or screens on the west, light colours, drip details for the monsoon, and two or three honest materials, from painted plaster at ₹17–26 per sq ft to brick tiles and aluminium screens at several times that.
Bharat Patel · 06 Oct 2026 · 30 min read
Vastu
Mirror Placement as per Vastu
Popular Vastu guidance places mirrors on north or east walls, keeps them from facing the bed or the main door directly, and avoids two mirrors facing each other. Each rule has a sound design reason — softer reflected light, no glare or startle at night, a calmer entrance — and each can be met with a small change of wall, angle or height rather than a renovation.
Bharat Patel · 06 Oct 2026 · 24 min read
Cost Guides
Interior Design Cost in Delhi NCR (2026)
In 2026, full-home interiors in Delhi NCR typically cost about ₹900–1,300 per sq ft of carpet area for basic work, ₹1,300–2,200 for mid-range and ₹2,200–3,800+ for premium — roughly 10–25 per cent above tier-2 cities for the same specification. A mid-range 2BHK of about 900 sq ft carpet usually lands at ₹11.7–19.8 lakh, and a 1,300 sq ft 3BHK at ₹16.9–28.6 lakh, before loose furniture, appliances, GST and fees.
Bharat Patel · 06 Oct 2026 · 25 min read
Commercial & Hospitality
Diamond Office Design: Lighting for Sorting and Grading
A diamond office is designed around one instrument — the grader's eye — so its light must be steady, neutral and consistent: diffuse north daylight where possible, daylight-balanced task lamps of about 5000–6500 K with a CRI of 90 or more, and matte white or neutral grey surfaces around the stone. Layout, glazing, floors and security then follow from protecting that light and the stones themselves.
Bharat Patel · 06 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.