stepped floor

A floor on the stage of an auditorium which rises in steps, as contrasted to a raked or ramped floor.

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"Over the last five weeks we have completely changed the space sanding back the walls to their original red brick, installing new bar areas and taking away the stepped floor area to ensure the space is as flexible as it can be."

New owner at Venue

She continues: "This will be achieved by the installation of a new timber suspended floor supported off the existing in situ reinforced concrete stepped floor.

Plan to make civic chamber easier to visit

A key design element retained from the original plan, DeWitt said, was the stepped floor plan of the towers, which provides expansive corner views of Manhattan from most of the nine apartments on each floor.