M1 and M2 Nā Hale Kiaʻi Noho by Babak Eslahjou

M1 and M2 Nā Hale Kiaʻi Noho by Babak Eslahjou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.

KalaHoʻolālā Hale· 2025

M1 and M2 Nā Hale Kiaʻi Noho

by Babak Eslahjou

Client: CORE Architects Inc.

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About M1 and M2 Nā Hale Kiaʻi Noho

ʻO M1 a me M2 he mau hale kiaʻi noho ʻelua i kūkulu ʻia ma ke ʻano he māhele o kekahi hoʻomohala kūlanakauhale nui aʻe ma Mississauga, Kanada. He 61 papahele ko M1 a he 780 keʻena noho, a ʻo M2 hoʻi he 62 papahele a he 793 keʻena noho. Ua hana ʻia kēlā me kēia hale kiaʻi mai loko mai o ʻehiku mau kino papahele maʻamau i hoʻohiō ʻia a hoʻohuli ʻia, no laila neʻe nā kihi ma kahi o hoʻokahi mika mai ka papahele o lalo. Hahai nā paia paʻa pōkole i ia neʻe ʻana, a ma laila e mālama ʻia ai ka hoʻonohonoho maʻamau o nā lumi. Lawe ka pae aniani ʻaoʻao lehulehu i kahi kaupaku ʻōmaʻomaʻo a me kahi wahi hoʻonanea waho e kū pono ana i ka hema ma ka pae honua a ma ka pae kaupaku.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā M1 and M2 Nā Hale Kiaʻi Noho i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā M1 and M2 Nā Hale Kiaʻi Noho he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā M1 and M2 Nā Hale Kiaʻi Noho e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.