One layer becomes two: the single-pane glass facade of 80 Bloor is re-envisioned as a double facade consisting of an updated curtain wall and perforated metal skin. This deeper facade improves the building's performance while creating an iconic new look from both inside and out.

The perforated aluminum skin fulfills both functional and ornamental roles. Functionally, the skin shades the building, reducing summer heat gain, while framing views from inside. The louvered scaffold that supports the aluminum panels deepens with height, providing more shade for the sunnier upper floors. The metal skin also becomes more porous with height, acknowledging the improved views and the decreasing need for privacy. The pattern's density fluctuates from floor to floor in order to accommodate the variety of lighting conditions desired by different occupations, especially within the design field (a brighter floor would appeal to a design company, while a video game company requires low light levels).

The retail floors at the base of the building are nearly opaque, focussing views inwards. This provides the opportunity to incorporate the building's identity -- the 80 of 80 Bloor -- into the perforated pattern of the facade, and to highlight the shop entrances and displays. Significantly, this variety of conditions and complexity of pattern arise from a very simple system of cutting rectangles from aluminum panels. Though only skin-deep, this new facade substantially transforms the potential of 80 Bloor.