M1 and M2 Ụlọ Elu Obibi by Babak Eslahjou

M1 and M2 Ụlọ Elu Obibi by Babak Eslahjou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

ỌlaọchaỤlọ Owu· 2025

M1 and M2 Ụlọ Elu Obibi

by Babak Eslahjou

Client: CORE Architects Inc.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About M1 and M2 Ụlọ Elu Obibi

M1 na M2 bụ ụlọ elu obibi abụọ e wuru dịka akụkụ nke mmepe obodo buru ibu na Mississauga, Canada. M1 nwere ọkwa iri isii na otu (61) na otu narị asaa na iri asatọ (780) ime ụlọ obibi, ebe M2 nwere ọkwa iri isii na abụọ (62) na otu narị asaa na iri itoolu na atọ (793) ime ụlọ obibi. E si n'ụdị nhazi ala asaa dị iche iche mepụta ụlọ elu ọ bụla, nke a gbagọrọ ma tụgharịa, nke mere na nkuku ya na-akwaga ihe dịka otu mita site na ala nke dị n'okpuru ya. Mgbidi mkpirisi na-akwado ike na-eso mmegharị ahụ, nke na-eme ka nhazi ime ụlọ dịrị n'usoro. Podium enyo nwere akụkụ dị iche iche na-ebu elu ụlọ ndụ ndụ na ebe ntụrụndụ dị n'èzí chere ihu na ndịda n'ọkwa ala na n'ọkwa elu ụlọ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

M1 and M2 Ụlọ Elu Obibi meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na M1 and M2 Ụlọ Elu Obibi ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. M1 and M2 Ụlọ Elu Obibi bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

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.