M1 and M2 Asuintornit by Babak Eslahjou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award in Arkkitehtuuri-, rakennus- ja rakennesuunnittelu Competition Category.
HopeaArkkitehtuuri· 2025
M1 and M2 Asuintornit
Client: CORE Architects Inc.
Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Arkkitehtuuri Category
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About M1 and M2 Asuintornit
M1 ja M2 ovat kaksi asuintornia, jotka on rakennettu osana laajempaa kaupunkikehityshanketta Mississaugassa, Kanadassa. M1:ssä on 61 kerrosta ja 780 asuntoa, kun taas M2:ssa on 62 kerrosta ja 793 asuntoa. Kumpikin torni muodostuu seitsemästä tyypillisestä kerroslaattamuodosta, joita on vinoutettu ja kierretty siten, että kulmat siirtyvät noin metrin verran alemmasta kerroksesta. Lyhyet jäykistävät leikkausseinät seuraavat siirtymää, mikä pitää huonejärjestelyt säännöllisinä. Fasetoitu lasinen jalustaosa kannattelee viherkattoa sekä etelään suuntautuvaa ulko-oleskelutilaa maantasossa ja kattotasolla.
The Recognition
About the Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award
M1 and M2 Asuintornit on Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, äärimmäisen arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään huippuluokan, upeille ja vaikuttaville designeille. Hopeavoittajat ovat äärimmäisen loistavia ja erittäin luovia teoksia, jotka havainnollistavat suunnittelijoidensa erinomaista asiantuntemusta, lahjakkuutta ja terävyyttä. M1 and M2 Asuintornit:n odotetaan olevan ihana, esimerkillinen teos, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja syvästi innovatiivinen. Tämä Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign on erittäin merkittävä, ihailtu keksintö, joka hyödyttää taiteen, tieteen, designin ja teknologian rajojen laajentamista. M1 and M2 Asuintornit on laajalti kadehdittu luomus, joka herättää haluja, tuo myönteisiä tunteita ja sytyttää hämmästystä ja ihmetystä.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The towers have a special geometry that provides for excellent residential units but also contributes to the iconic role of this building on the urban skyline. The podium has a prismatic shape by virtue of its faceted glass walls, as well as a rooftop amenity space and green roof. There are 7 typical floor plate shapes beginning with a rectangle and skewing first towards one extreme, then back to the other extreme. The tower’s unique appearance results from the rotation of the floor plates.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- M1
Area: 639,470 sq. ft
Stores: 61
Units: 780
M2
Area: 677,888 sq. ft.
Stores: 62
Units: 793 - Tags
- M City, M1, M2,
- Production Technology
- There are 7 typical floor plate shapes (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G), beginning with a rectangle (D) and skewing first towards one extreme (G), then skewing back through D to the other extreme (A). The corners of each plate floor plate shift over 1m from the plate below. This is done with short shear walls that ‘walk’ along with the skewing and overlap above and below
- Design Challenge
- Unlike other sculptural towers that sacrifice the livability of the units to achieve unique shapes, the precise geometric procedures we have used do not compromise the layouts of the rooms
- Inspiration
- This site will play a key role in the formation of Mississauga’s urbanized center. It will be a model for intensification, by offering high-quality amenities at levels of density that are new to Mississauga. The tower, intended as the highest part of the whole M City development, will have a unique geometry that redefines Mississauga’s skyline. Its characteristic undulating geometric presence is a series of twisted horizontal bands that form the entire shaft of the tower.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2021 and completed in 2024
- Operation Flow
- We believe that reintroducing green space to urbanized places, both on the ground and in the air, is important for the wellbeing of people. These ideas figure largely in our proposal for Garden City, a tower podium strategy. This condo project offers an iconic tower recognizable on the skyline of the city, with a well landscaped pedestrian environment and a generous south facing outdoor amenity carved out of the mass of the podium.
The ground level is marked by bold paving patterns that include various contrasting textures and colors shaped into dynamic angles and planes. Along with generous softscape areas and high quality street furniture and boulevard lighting, we envision an enhanced public realm that frames a variety of urban commercial and leisure activities appropriate for a downtown setting. - Team Members
- Babak Eslahjou
- Image Credits
- CORE Architects Inc.
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