Design your home and office space with Vijay Lad & Associates

Know Your Town September 5, 2022

It is often said the first impression is the last impression. This is true in personal relationships and on the home and professional front. Being in the business of creating a long-lasting impression of homes and commercial spaces is Vijay Lad & Associates, a full-service Architects and Interiors design company. Started by Vijay Lad in 1989, the Navi Mumbai-based company has Paresh Shah as the partner and Ruchir Lad as the architect at the helm. The firm specialises in residential and commercial designs and have been the architects of creating bold and beautiful interiors for the last three decades.

Vijay Lad & Associates have completed a whopping 1000+ projects covering more than 10 lakh square feet across India in their last 33 years. Vijay Lad, the founder of Vijay Lad & Associates, says, “We are an interior design firm known for our design quality and radical architectural approach. We provide architectural design, master planning, programming, project management, and civil engineering services. Our designs avoid formalistic stereotypes. We are on a mission to deliver distinctive interior design solutions for clients, delivering exceptional outcomes for their guests, families, and teams by combining our extensive experience and outstanding client service. Apart from catering to clients in commercial space, we have added a unique dimension to our repertoire. We design sample flats for residential buildings, their common area and lobby. Recently, we collaborated with Saptashree Group and designed the sample flat for its building Greeshma Residency in Thane.”

The second-generation entrepreneur and the Lad scion, Ruchir, adds, “Our core business is to align client’s specifications with environments designed to answer everyone’s wants and needs. We seek to balance expression and experience enveloped with end-user ergonomics and wellbeing. We believe that our designs should have aesthetic qualities derived from the unique characteristics of each project, such as location, construction technology, and purpose. The idea is to build something that lasts, to enhance the quality of the environment and people’s lives.”

The senior Lad reminisces, “Right from childhood, I was interested in drawing. I also loved making sculptures. I was also blessed with a creative and aesthetic blend of mind. Realizing this, I decided to pursue my education in interior design. After completing my studies, I worked with Darshak interior designing firm for some time. I learnt a lot of things and gained valuable experience. Once I was confident of my abilities, I decided to start my firm, which is when Vijay Lad & Associates began.”

Over the years, Vijay Lad & Associates has delivered great designs that exceed client expectations over the years. Their goal is to constantly tailor unique and personalised designs that suit the clients’ styles and requirements. The corporate interior designers at the firm collaborate with in-house technical specialists to create spaces that are both aesthetically and functionally appealing to the user. The spaces are intuitive, straightforward, and humanised.

Vijay states, “Our work culture is driven by being passionate, honest, and kind. We are passionate about what we do, honest about how we deliver, and kind in how we regard and respect each other and our clients.”

In addition to offering interior designing services, Vijay Lad & Associates provide their clients with the best consultants who ensure that budgets and timelines are met. Their tremendous industry knowledge and wealth of experience gained across the three decades help them identify interior design trends at their source and make predictions about new directions and innovations. They strive to add value, raise standards, and strengthen project owners’ and operators’ brands.

Vijay Lad concludes, “It has been a wonderful journey so far. I am happy with the kind of work I have done and feel blessed when the retailers whose shops I have designed come and tell me that they owe their success to me. Some of them have even told me that if they get their shops designed by me, then they are certain that their business will attract success.”