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33 Arch Street is a contemporary highrise in the Financial District and Downtown Crossing neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts.〔(33 Arch Street )〕 The building was completed in 2004 after three years of construction, which began on June 5, 2001. It is tied with the State Street Bank Building as Boston's 20th-tallest building, standing 477 feet (145 m) tall, and housing 33 floors. The 33rd floor is 392 feet (119 m) above grade and the top of the cooling tower screen is 429 feet (131 m) above grade.〔http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html〕 It was designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects. ==Details== The building has views of Boston Common, the Charles River, City Hall Plaza, and Boston Harbor. 33 Arch Street offers over 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2) of office space and has 850 parking spaces 〔(33 Arch Street )〕 in its underground parking garage. The building is a unique wing shaped 〔http://www.wai.com/Structures/Projects/HIGHRISE.HTM〕 to maximize the use of its tight footprint.〔 The building strikes a balance with its surroundings and neighboring buildings through the use of the granite stone facade used to add to continuity of the urban streetscape.〔 Yet, it is distinct from its neighbors by the use extensive use of metal and glass in its exterior. 〔 The building facade features grey granite, glass and aluminum cladding.〔(PERMASTEELISA USA | Building the Future )〕 Twenty floors cantilever over adjacent retail space〔 and a garage, which is connected to parking on the first six levels.〔 The roof has a distinctive top〔(The future of Boston's skyline - Boston Business Journal: )〕 that sets it apart from nearby flat roofs in the skyline. It features a curved penthouse and roof fins.〔 The building uses four levels of external bracing transfer the enormous loads of the high building into the small base. The bracing continues through the parking levels to the foundation; perimeter and internal moment frames act as the lateral system above the braced levels.〔 The building was the first to be built in downtown Boston under new Safety Guidelines-Subpart R for steel.〔http://www.bovislendlease.com/llweb/bll/main.nsf/images/pdf_interlink_dec_04.pdf/$file/pdf_interlink_dec_04.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「33 Arch Street」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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