This proposal lightens up the facace by doing away with the hard-core,brutalist look-and-feel of the existing exterior and placing large glass windows which allow for both light and ventilation into the apartments. A colourful array of aluminium panels has been proposed to wrap around the gaps between the windows which currently manifest the vertical wall protrusions holding the sun shades. These panels rejuvenate the building completely giving it a contemporary look, playful and very photogenic. From outside, the street along which 201 Cortez Building lies gets a new life!