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coffered ceiling

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coffered ceiling [′kȯ·fərd ′sēl·iŋ]
(building construction)
An ornamental ceiling constructed of panels that are sunken or recessed.

coffering
1. Ceiling with deeply recessed panels, often highly ornamented.
2. Similar effects executed in marble, brick, concrete, plaster, or stucco. Also see caisson, 2.


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Doormen in pantaloons and pointy slippers greet guests at the entrance of the lobby, a sweeping space with coffered ceilings, marble floors and thick columns adorned with hand-carved woodwork.
Contemporary fixtures are being installed throughout; all of the floors are receiving newly designed core bathrooms and elevator lobbies featuring coffered ceilings and carpet inlay with stone borders.
The 420-seat Hall One is an elegantly intimate, shoebox-shaped auditorium set on insulating rubber springs, its oak walls and coffered ceilings (all from one 500-year-old German tree) adjustable to shifting styles, from solo recitals via chamber to jazz.
 
 
 
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