Rising above other architecturally renowned buildings in Chelsea, New York, such as Frank Gehry’s IAC Building, 100 Eleventh Ave. is a 23-story residential apartment tower designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. Nouvel describes his building as a “vision machine,” designed with the intent of creating excitement in its viewers. Located between the first and seventh floors, the “Loggia” is a semi-enclosed atrium within the building that features modern design concepts such as suspended gardens. Ornamental trees seem to almost float in the air, lending a somewhat futuristic feel to the space. Another eye-catching feature of this building that drastically sets it apart from its surroundings is its glass panels — each panel on the exterior of the building is tilted at a different angle. As there are some 1,650 of these window panes, the curved shape of the structure takes on a somewhat peculiar mosaic patterning due to the reflection of natural light. Indeed, this dynamic patterning can take on a wide range of hues over the course of a day as the intensity and direction of light shift. It is this distinctive form, representative of modern architecture, that makes this building perfectly at home in its culturally unique and diverse environment within Manhattan.