Just steps from Downsview subway station, a 14-storey tower with 180 residential suites, Avro Condominiums, has become part of the neighborhood's evolving skyline. As a mixed-use development in a well-connected part of Toronto, the project needed a facade that could deliver a polished, contemporary look while standing up to the practical demands of a busy transit-adjacent site. To deliver a sleek aesthetic across the tower's full height without placing unnecessary dead load on the structural frame, the design relies on a streamlined material selection [mica grey aluminum, wood grain aluminum - honeycomb panel].