Building Description

The Atlantis on Brickell avenue makes you think that Arquitectonica looked over the whole history of arquitecture and decided it was time to have some fun. In this bright, colorful and intriguing design, the main attaction is Atlanti's Astonishing sight gag: a 37 foot-square hole punched out of its mirrored walls, The audacious see-through cutout frames an exotic, bright-red spiral staircase, vivid yellow walls, and a gigantic palm tree hovering many stories in the air. On either side of the "skycourt", the building facades are different in design but unified by bright colors and a bold graphic look. Along Brickell Avenue, the center hole is visually balanced by a bright red triangle on the roof to the right, and by four bright-yellow triangular balconies extending from the mirrored wall to the lower left. At ground level, the main entry is defined by four large red columns under a canopy; a matching set of columns reappears just inside the lobby doors.