coffering
Sunken ceiling panels
Coffering is the creation or installation of coffers—recessed panels, typically square or octagonal, set into a ceiling or vault.
The technique appears in classical architecture, where it reduces weight while creating decorative patterns: The dome's coffering draws the eye upward.
The term also applies to the resulting structure itself.
Set back into something
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- beamsRays or supports
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
square · rectangular · depth · dimensional · symmetry · plaster · woodwork · joists
Applying decorative gold coating
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- carvedCut to create form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- acanthusSpiny-leaved ornamental plant
festoon · guilloche · foliation · volute · relief · baroque · rococo · embellished
Rounded vault forming roof
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- archCurved spanning structure
- soffitArchitectural element's underside
- spandrelSpace flanking arch curves
keystone · springer · lintel · architrave · entablature · pier · pillar · buttress
recessed
Set back into something
grid · square · rectangular · depth · dimensional · symmetry · plaster · woodwork · joists · vaulted
gilding
Applying decorative gold coating
acanthus · festoon · guilloche · foliation · volute · relief · baroque · rococo · embellished · decorative
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
spandrel · keystone · springer · lintel · architrave · entablature · pier · pillar · buttress · abutment
Pantheon
Roman temple for all gods
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- forumGathering place for discourse
columns · Ionic · Doric · Corinthian · capitals · pediment · frieze · acropolis · Rome · Greece
plaster
Wall-coating paste
bronze · stucco · marble · oak · walnut · cedar · mahogany · polychrome · terracotta · fiberglass
- ornamentationornaments, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental, embellishment
- architectural ornamentacanthus, arabesque, arabesques, architrave, baluster
cofferingsmooth surface
Plane without irregularities
bas-relief · drop ceiling · suspended ceiling · acoustic tile