Two International Place

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Two International Place is a Postmodern skyscraper in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The site is located on a site formerly known as Fort Hill. It is located blocks from the North End, the waterfront, South Station, Downtown Crossing, and the Federal Courthouse. The building was designed by Johnson/Burgee Architects – whose principals are Philip Johnson and John Burgee – and completed in 1992. It is Boston's thirteenth-tallest building, standing 538 feet (164 m) tall.<ref name="Two International Place, Boston">Template:Usurped</ref>

Design and featuresEdit

ExteriorEdit

It consists of a 36-story tower and 13-story annex. It is one of the towers in a complex of five structures, anchored by two towers.<ref name="International Place">International Place Template:Webarchive</ref> The facades are constructed of unpolished rose-granite panels with punched aluminum framed and fixed in-place window openings. Windows are a take on tripartite windows but whose lunettes, or arched portions, are fake.<ref name="thefreelibrary.com">News, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, Reference Articles and Classic Books - Free Online Library</ref> A portion of both towers consists of an aluminum framed curtain wall system with a combination of reflective vision glass and spandrel glass.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Elaborate classical lighting fixtures are located on exterior.<ref name="thefreelibrary.com"/> The building's crown consists of an octagonal-based pyramid surrounded by a ring rising out of the tower and partially up the pyramid. This crown is illuminated at night.

InteriorEdit

The Court, located at the center of the complex, features a rain fountain and provides a 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²) retail and café area with restaurants, shops and business services.<ref name="International Place"/> This court links all the buildings in the complex. Lobby areas feature distinctive imported marble and granite from Spain, Italy and Africa.<ref name="International Place"/> The interior minimizes columns, greatly enhancing space efficiency and providing work locations with panoramic views.<ref name="International Place"/> There is secured underground parking with over 800 spaces.<ref name="International Place"/> There are 38 high-speed passenger elevators and four freight elevators.<ref name="International Place"/>

Development and maintenanceEdit

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General Contractor - Turner Construction
Architects – Philip Johnson and John Burgee <ref name="International Place" />
Developers – Donald Chiofaro and Theodore Oatis, partners in The Chiofaro Company <ref name="International Place" />
Equity partner – Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI)<ref name="internationalplace.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Venture Capital partner – The Hillman Company <ref name="internationalplace.com" />
Consulting Engineers – McNamara/Salvia, Inc.
Lighting Consultant- Claude R. Engle
Mechanized earth work and Excavation – A.A. Will Corporation, A.A. Will Corporation
Elevators – Fujitec America, Inc. (Boston)
Building Maintenance Systems – MANNTECH

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