exposed concrete
Unfinished architectural surface
Exposed concrete is concrete left unfinished as a visible surface rather than covered with plaster, paint, or cladding.
The raw material becomes an aesthetic choice, showing form marks, aggregate texture, and natural color variations.
The style is associated with brutalist architecture and industrial design: The loft featured exposed concrete walls and polished floors.
- brutalistAdherent of severity
- rawIn original state
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- aggregateCombined sum total
- formworkMold for poured concrete
texture · industrial · grey · stark · modernist · unfinished · slab · walls · rough · architectural · utilitarian · cold · minimalist · honest · boards · grain · imprint · monolithic
- modern architectureBrutalism, glass facades, green roofs, mid-century modern, International Style
- modern interiorsopen plan, open concept, loft, minimalist decor, natural light
- Brutalismbrutalist, monolithic, National Theatre, functionalism, functionalist
- Japanese Architecturestorehouse, shoji, shoji screens, tatami, tatami room
- avant-garde architecturedeconstructivism, brutalism, futurism, experimental design, geodesic domes
exposed concretestucco
Decorative wall plaster
decorative plasterwork · plasterboard · drywall · Venetian plaster · skim coat
expose, exposed, exposing, exposes, exposure, exposures, exposé, unexposed, concrete