This seemingly vertigo-inducing experience is unlike any other in the city.
Its a very contemplative and surreal experience.
Its a kind of nature experience that is translated in New York City.
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With the careful placement of mirrors, the skyline is transformed into a surreal experience.
By doing this, the designers also reimagine the act of observation.
Visitors are not only looking outward, but all around them at the space they are inhabiting.
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Other tourists also become part of the experience, transforming a visitors role from observer to participant.
The space also includes boxed glass ledges, allowing people to experience the air from a gravity-defying elevation.
The boxes, which feel physically detached from the facade of the building, reinforce the idea of levitation.
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When they arrive to their destination, they will be at the highest view of midtown.
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SUMMIT One Vanderbilt provides surreal views of New York City.
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