terrazzo
Noun
Meaning
terrazzo (countable and uncountable, plural terrazzos)
(architecture) A faux-marble material used for flooring and countertops.
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Each location has its own charm—Beachwalk is a cozy, light-filled trattoria, di Mare an open terrazzo, its tables shaded by red umbrellas.
The midcentury design boom is another reason, as is the fact that terrazzo has excellent sustainability credentials as a hard-wearing material that will last the life of the building.
Inside the Roastery, just nine blocks from the original Starbucks® store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, thousands of visitors each week now walk across the original terrazzo and concrete floor.
Other design elements the architects mentioned include making the building LEED Silver, with improved acoustics and better air quality, faster and more efficient elevators, and the use of sturdy interior materials like terrazzo.
New Yorkers have access to a truly spectacular display from these terrazzo glory days: the white floors of the Guggenheim museum, where Frank Lloyd Wright insisted on terrazzo after becoming enamored with the material in Italy.
Right now, Burchuk is primarily focused on one-of-a-kind furniture pieces, many of which are largely informed by her appreciation for materials and shapes of the 1970s and 1980s (i.e. if you love terrazzo, you’ll love her work).