The First International Financial Center is a 14 story office building in BKC. A LEED Gold rated building it sensitively responds to the urban and environmental contexts of the site, while delivering office space exceeding the highest international standards. A pedestrian scaled arcade gives the building a civic presence on the street. A continuous trellis element covers the building’s south facade. The trellis shades the building to reduce solar gain. Integrally coloured vertical glass fins shade the building’s east and west facades.