This past December, the project's exterior design won Architect's Newspapers' "2018 Best of Design Award for Digital Fabrication." The tower's still-rising skin is said to be inspired by the molecular pattern and forms of sugar crystals. A sprawling Domino Sugar manufacturing facility occupied the 11-acre waterfront site for 123 years before closing in 2004. According to AN, 260 Kent represents a unique collaboration between an architect, developer, and precast manufacturer. The same 3D model-based process used to design the facade was used to print molds for the precast panels. The façade will be constructed of angled, precast concrete whose deeply-recessed windows and faceted components result in an interesting play of light and shadow. Additionally, the façade is designed to self-shade with each elevation formed to respond to its specific solar orientation.