The plan of the project responds to the corner site by directly addressing the traffic circle, and the tower plan form also provides the office areas with good views of the adjacent gardens, the city and sea to the north. Telecom functions are organized at the uppermost levels with head and branch office functions below served by separate elevator cores. A unique curtain-wall system provides solar protection by a faceted arrangement of alternating opaque and vision panels which gives the façade its geometric pattern. Additional solar control is gained by the placement of the service cores on the east and west sides. It is clad in patterned granite.
Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture
