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terrazzo
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terrazzo

Type of flooring consisting of marble chips set in cement or epoxy resin that is poured and ground smooth when dry. Terrazzo was ubiquitous in the 20th century in commercial and institutional buildings. Available in many colours, it forms a hard, smooth, durable surface that is easily cleaned.


terrazzo [tə′rät·sō]
(materials)
A mosaic flooring surface made by embedding marble or granite chips in mortar, allowing the mortar to harden, and then grinding and polishing the surface.


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The lobby at 370 Lexington Avenue, which is currently under construction, features a spectacular marble and terrazzo floor, high ceilings, a new and larger front desk, glass doors as well as an electronic touch screen directory.
Heat from the furnaces is recycled to warm water and supplement radiant heating in the grey terrazzo floors, and air exhausted from the galleries cools the workshops.
In-unit amenities at DP&L Flats include stainless steel appliances, ceramic glass cook-tops, solid granite countertops, polished concrete or terrazzo floors, wet bars, balconies, terraces and hot tubs.
 
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