The Connector at Winthrop Center
Winthrop Center's The Connector embraces the neighborhood's rich Art Deco influences.
Located in Boston's Financial District, Winthrop Center is a dynamic new mixed-use project designed to enhance and revamp the existing Winthrop Square. A grand new public space called The Connector anchors the building and traverses the site, while above sits nearly 750,000 sq. ft. of commercial office space and 317 for sale residences. Handel Architects led the architecture and interior design for the building, including The Connector space.
The Connector offers the public a grand, multilevel "urban room." A dramatic folding ceiling extends through the space and visually connects the building entrances. Its design evokes the neighborhood's surrounding Art Deco architecture with an angular repeating form, reinforcing The Connector as an addition to the streetscape. Elemental materials of stone, metal, terrazzo further lend the space a sense of robust permanence.
The folding ceiling drops midway through to reveal The Collective, a casual restaurant with dramatic views of The Connector below.
Interiors here evoke 19th Century European grand cafes, prioritizing rounded fixtures and furnishings that contrast with the heavy, angular ceiling in which the space is concealed. A rounded bar anchors the space, lit by dramatic orb lights and flanked by curved booths.
Handel designed the residential interiors as well.
Winthrop Center's fluted top is a beacon on the Boston skyline.
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