The units, mainly flat, are positioned flat and facetted to accommodate the plan of the building, which is characterized by different facetted/curved areas; for the sectors with a small radius, it was necessary to manufacture curved glass units.

In correspondence with the horizontal unit joint there is a bespoke designed vertical extruded aluminium fin. The finishing of profiles and internal panels is Polyester Powder Coated RAL 7016, whilst for the externals a dark blue/grey coloured anodized finish has been adopted.

The lower part of the building features a so-called “skirt façade (about 700 sqm), consisting of silk-screen printed, flat, and curved, laminated glazing that taper on the elevation. The skirt also has the aluminium vertical fins

Vertical tapered aluminium fins are installed in the joint between the glasses, providing continuity to those of the floors above. This “skirt” façade outlines the clear separation between the office area typical floors and the retail area of the ground floor.

On the higher floors there are terraces that gradually narrow the building. These facades include doors with automated opening, while on the entire external crown of the terrace there are free standing glazed balustrades consisting of flat and curved laminated glass with stainless steel handrail (about 1000 square meters).

The cladding of the plant area, on the top of the building, consists of a stick system with steel transoms (2100 sqm) which are arranged with an articulated geometry in section.

This shape guarantees the natural ventilation of the systems behind and, at the same time is very efficient in concealing the plant from the elevation. This façade, like the others of the typical elevation, also incorporate silk-screen printed double glazing and tapered vertical fins with a depth of up to 700 mm.

Multi-awarded practice, Hopkins Architects have helped pioneer British architecture since its founding by Sir Michael Hopkins in 1976. With Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Terry Farrell and Nicholas Grimshaw, Hopkins was one of the leading figures in the introduction of high-tech architecture into Britain. It is now led by six Senior Partners and it's based in London, having completed projects throughout the world. Deeply-rooted architectural, environmental and social convictions guide its designs.

The practice is known for its attention to detail, innovative approach to construction, honest expression of materials and its energy-efficient designs. Its first building outside of the United Kingdom was the headquarters for GEK in Athens in 2003, followed by Tokyo's Shin-Marunouchi Tower in 2007. It has now designed buildings on four continents, with projects completed or under development in the UK, the US, Italy, Greece, Turkey, India, Japan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The founders were awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal in 1994 and Michael Hopkins was awarded the CBE and knighted for services to architecture. The Royal Gold Medal citation describes the Hopkins' work as "not only a matter of exploiting technology to build beautifully, nor simply of accommodating difficult and changing tasks in the most elegant way, but above all of capturing in stone and transmitting in bronze the finest aspirations of our age"; praising their contribution to the debate about the "delicate relationship between modernity and tradition". Also adding "For Hopkins, progress is no longer a break with the past but rather an act of continuity where he deftly and intelligently integrates traditional elements such as stone and wood, with advanced and environmentally responsible technology."