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  • Styles and eras mingle inside "unfinished" diplomat's home in Rome by 02A

    Antique and mid-century furnishings are combined with sleek contemporary cabinetry in this intentionally unfinished apartment in Rome, designed by local architecture and interiors studio 02A. More

    Ali Morris | 10 July 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Shimpei Oda and Tetsuya Tanji keep things minimal in studio for graphic design office Panda

    Japanese architects Shimpei Oda and Tetsuya Tanji made only subtle changes to this unfinished office unit in Nara, to turn it into a design studio. More

    Amy Frearson | 31 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Lianjie Wu designs affordable homes that are deliberately left unfinished

    The final instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living video series features a proposal by Bartlett graduate Lianjie Wu for affordable homes that are left unfinished, for residents to complete themselves. More

    Siufan Adey | 3 June 2019 | Leave a comment
  • TOB Architect builds "deliberately unharmonious" Killan Farmhouse

    The palette of exposed, untreated materials used to construct this house in Killan, Ireland, results in a building with an intentionally unfinished appearance. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 25 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Jean Nouvel renovates 17th-century palazzo for Rooms of Rome guest suites

    French architect Jean Nouvel has carried out a subtle update of an old palazzo in Rome to form a series of guest rooms with dilapidated surfaces. More

    Natasha Levy | 21 December 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Pink marble and patchy concrete emulate ancient Rome in Melbourne’s Pentolina pasta bar

    Australian studio Biasol paired worn concrete walls with pink marble and rich red accents for the interiors of this Italian restaurant in Melbourne, which takes visual cues from Ancient Rome. More

    Natasha Levy | 5 August 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Archiplan celebrates painted frescos in subtle revamp of 15th-century Italian home

    Faded frescos offer a backdrop to contemporary furnishings in Brolettouno Apartment, a holiday home in northern Italy that has been refurbished by local studio Archiplan. More

    Natasha Levy | 5 July 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Japanese restaurant in Quebec City combines minimal details and unfinished surfaces

    Wood-framed structures create a range of different spaces in Hono Izakaya, a restaurant in Quebec City that was recently refurbished by local designer Charlène Bourgeois. More

    James Brillon | 2 July 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Yusuke Seki creates stripped-back coffee shop with raw concrete walls in Kobe

    Located in a former barber shop, the stripped back Voice of Coffee in Kobe, Japan, features exposed wooden beams and unfinished breeze block walls. More

    Ali Morris | 28 June 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Woods Bagot's self-designed New York studio features black fixtures and exposed concrete

    Architecture firm Woods Bagot has used "New York City grit" as an aesthetic reference for the interiors of its Downtown Manhattan offices. More

    Dan Howarth | 28 February 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Vitsœ completes "intentionally unfinished" cross-laminated-timber headquarters

    British furniture brand Vitsœ has opened a new headquarters and production facility in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa, featuring a saw-toothed roof and modular construction that means it can be easily updated. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 12 November 2017 | 1 comment
  • 10 stripped-back home interiors that are deliberately unfinished

    Peeling plaster, raw concrete and dangling wires give character to these home interiors, which look as though they've been abandoned halfway through decorating and have been popular on our Pinterest boards. More

    Trudie Carter | 4 August 2017 | 7 comments
  • Unfinished homes touted as potential solution to the global housing crisis

    Homes without internal walls, kitchens or bathrooms are being billed as a solution to housing crises around the world, after NL Architects won the Mies van der Rohe Award for its refurbishment of the Kleiburg apartment block in Amsterdam. More

    Anna Winston | 16 June 2017 | 13 comments
  • Design in Process exhibition showcases unfinished works by Mexican designers

    An exhibition at the Archivo gallery in Mexico City is exploring "the most important" part of the design process – the development stage (+ slideshow). More

    Alice Morby | 11 August 2016 | Leave a comment
  • Golden resin highlights cracks in the floor of TANK's Xchange Apartment

    Dribbles of gold fill the cracks in the floor of this Kyoto apartment, designed by architecture studio TANK to replicate the traditional Japanese pottery technique of kintsugi. More

    Amy Frearson | 22 July 2016 | Leave a comment
  • Jo Nagasaka knocks through the walls of a Tokyo house to reveal its aged structure

    Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka stripped away the walls of this inherited house in Tokyo, revealing an arrangement of timber columns that give the residence an unfinished appearance (+ slideshow). More

    Jessica Mairs | 2 September 2015 | 2 comments
  • Vitrô Arquitetura exposes structural concrete pillars within 1960s São Paulo apartment

    Brazilian firm Vitrô Arquitetura has renovated a 1960s apartment in São Paulo, revealing structural concrete pillars and brickwork walls (+ slideshow). More

    Alice Morby | 24 August 2015 | 3 comments
  • London homes by Design Haus Liberty combine exposed plaster with off-the-shelf materials

    Dara Huang of London studio Design Haus Liberty said she "used the palette that was already there" to ensure the newly created apartments of this converted building in the city's Marylebone district kept within a small budget (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 9 August 2015 | 6 comments
  • BEL Architecten leaves rough surfaces on show in warehouse converted into a cultural centre

    Peeling plaster and exposed brickwork reveal the interventions made by BEL Architecten to convert this former Antwerp warehouse into a cultural centre (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 20 April 2015 | 3 comments
  • Ninkipen! leaves walls unfinished inside Kyoto design gallery and atelier

    Smears of paint and plaster are left exposed on the walls of this design studio and gallery in Japan, which also features a breeze-block wall and an indoor garden (+ slideshow). More

    Amy Frearson | 13 April 2015 | 8 comments
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