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Atmosphere is a luxury residential superstructure in
Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
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. Atmosphere consists of two tall towers and a 'Deya', the world's first residential floating sky sculpture.


Deya

Sitting 500 ft in the air, 'Deya' connects the two towers that make up Atmosphere. Deya houses club facilities for the residents of Atmosphere. Initially conceived as a cloud changing in porosity and form, Deya is not a physical extension of the tower as such, since the majority of the spaces within are open air. The skin is composed of expanded mesh panels wrapped around structural ribs. Special panels carrying shimmering mobile reflective disks are scattered across this mesh. The porosity of these materials enables Deya to appear different in form depending on how it is lit. The Deya will house the residents' community and recreational facilities, including a swimming pool, gymnasium, spas, running track, sporting facilities, virtual golf, cinema, meeting spaces and function facilities.


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Atmosphere featured in
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See also

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List of tallest buildings in Kolkata This list of tallest buildings in Kolkata enumerates high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in Kolkata and Kolkata metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. Kolkata is currently home to around 1,500 completed high-rise buildings, and many more h ...


References


External links


The Atmosphere official site
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