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BanQ / Office dA
Posted in Architecture - Restaurants by Romina Carpentieri
A space inside Boston’s historic Penny Saving Bank building has been renovated with a new interior bolstered by topographic wooden spirals which draw attention to the organically vaulted ceilings of BanQ, a sexy international restaurant and bar situated in the city’s South End.![](timthumb.php?w=600&h=420&src=./media/133.374.1337171436.1259702259-bnq-cp-001-1000x666.jpg)
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