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The building's distinctive design includes carved rose granite cladding with two-story windows, a vaulted copper roof line, and strong exterior column detailing. The design, by John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson as Design Consultant, also includes a main building entrance through a courtyard,
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and MEP/FP engineering by Cosentini Associates, Inc. The construction project was managed by Bond Brothers. It cost $ 100 million to build. The site contains approximately 137,000 square feet (12,700 m) of land area, with approximately 500 feet (150 m) of frontage on Boylston Street.
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and small office space. Above that there is a 19-story office tower with Class A office space. It has approximately 715,000 square feet (66,400 m) of office space. It has an underground parking lot for 1,000 cars that it shares with
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topping slab on a steel frame. The 25-story superstructure is founded on 6-foot (1.8 m) thick foundation mat bearing on clay. The 6-story low-rise is founded on
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Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Building of the Year Award, 1996
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Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Building of the Year Award, 2001
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framed on each side by two symmetrical wings, each faced with soaring columns.
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The structural design is made up of composite beams and girders supporting
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EPA's Sustained Excellence in Energy Management award, 2004
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Boston
Postmodern
Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
Coordinates
42°21′02.67″N 71°04′27.76″W / 42.3507417°N 71.0743778°W / 42.3507417; -71.0743778
Johnson / Burgee Architects
Hines Interests LP
Cosentini Associates
postmodern building
Back Bay
Boston
High Spine
Trinity Church, Boston
Boylston
John Burgee
Philip Johnson
LeMessurier Consultants
retail
222 Berkeley Street
steel deck
concrete
spread footings
hold down piles
tension piles
hydrostatic head
parking garage
slurry wall

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