Old Bones
Kothrud · Renovation · 860 sq ft
Kothrud · Pune
Interior designer in Kothrud, Pune
Classic Pune — crowded, well-connected and full of 1980s and 1990s buildings where families have lived for decades, alongside a growing number of redevelopments.
ilika Interiors designs homes and workspaces in Kothrud. Classic Pune — crowded, well-connected and full of 1980s and 1990s buildings where families have lived for decades, alongside a growing number of redevelopments.
Interior work in Kothrud starts with what the building allows. Load-bearing internal walls are common in this vintage; any plan change needs a structural review first. Electrical load sanctions are frequently too low for modern appliance use, and upgrading is a society-plus-utility process with its own timeline.
Indicative interior design cost in Kothrud
2026 bands from our own project pricing. These are ranges, not quotations — a real number is tied to a drawing and a material list.
| Scope | Indicative band | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full 2BHK renovation | ₹17–30 lakh | 700–1,100 sq ft, wiring and plumbing replaced |
| Electrical load upgrade | ₹40,000–1.2 lakh | Application, panel and internal wiring |
| Bathroom rebuild | ₹2.2–4.5 lakh | Per bathroom, waterproofing and drainage |
| Kitchen and wardrobes | ₹8–15 lakh | Services sound |
What interior work costs in Kothrud
Kothrud is classic old Pune: crowded, well connected, and full of 1980s and 1990s buildings where families have lived for decades. A full 2BHK renovation including wiring and plumbing lands ₹17 to ₹30 lakh. The services line is not optional here — it is usually the reason the project exists.
The load upgrade is small in isolation, ₹40,000 to ₹1.2 lakh, but it is the item that decides whether the household can run two air conditioners and a modern kitchen. It is also the item with the longest external lead time.
The work that comes up most in Kothrud
Renovations where the plan is good and everything on top of it is thirty years old. Load-bearing internal walls are common in this vintage, so any replanning starts with a structural review rather than a demolition drawing. Where a wall cannot move, the design work is about making the existing footprint behave.
The second recurring issue is a single small bathroom and a compact kitchen. In a 700 to 900 square foot flat those two rooms decide whether the home works; no amount of living room styling compensates.
Approvals, society rules and site access
Old societies, organised committees, and firm rules on working hours and material access. A load upgrade goes through the society to MSEDCL, with its own timeline; the application belongs in week one.
Parking and staging are genuinely difficult around Karve Road and the depot. Deliveries are planned for off-peak windows and sized to what the lane can take.
How we sequence a project in Kothrud
Fifteen to twenty weeks including the load upgrade, with demolition and services first because they are the noisiest, dustiest and least movable phases. Most projects run in an occupied home, so one bathroom stays functional throughout.
What matters in Kothrud interiors
- Load-bearing internal walls are common in this vintage; any plan change needs a structural review first.
- Electrical load sanctions are frequently too low for modern appliance use, and upgrading is a society-plus-utility process with its own timeline.
- Many flats have a single small bathroom and a compact kitchen — the value is in making that footprint work, not in adding furniture.
Housing stock in Kothrud
- Older society flats
- 700 to 1,100 sq ft, often with original services
- Redeveloped towers
- New flats on older plots
- Bungalows
- On the lanes off the main roads
Projects in Kothrud
Landmarks we work around
- Kothrud depot
- Karve Road
- Chandani Chowk (Kothrud)
Interior design in Kothrud — common questions
- My Kothrud flat is from 1992. What should I check first?
- The incoming electrical supply and wiring type, the plumbing material and diameter, the age of the waterproofing, and whether the walls you want to change are load-bearing. Those four decide the budget before any finish is discussed.
- Do you handle MSEDCL load upgrades?
- We prepare the internal drawings and coordinate with the society; the application itself is filed by the owner through the society and MSEDCL.
Next step
Interior design in Kothrud — where to start
Send us the flat size, the location and roughly when you want to move in. We will tell you what it takes and what it costs before you commit to anything.