M1 and M2 Torres residencialas by Babak Eslahjou

M1 and M2 Torres residencialas by Babak Eslahjou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award d'Argent in Arquitectura Competition Category.

ArgentArquitectura· 2025

M1 and M2 Torres residencialas

by Babak Eslahjou

Client: CORE Architects Inc.

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About M1 and M2 Torres residencialas

M1 e M2 son doas torres residencialas bastidas dins l'encastre d'un desvolopament urban mai larg a Mississauga, al Canadà. M1 compta 61 estatges e 780 unitats, mentre que M2 compta 62 estatges e 793 unitats. Cada torre es formada a partir de sèt formas tipicas de plancats que son inclinats e virats, de biais que los cantons se desplaçan d'environ un mètre per rapòrt a l'estatge de dejós. De muralhas cortas de cisalhament seguisson aqueste desplaçament, çò que manten la disposicion regulara de las salas. Un podium de veire facetat pòrta una teulada verda e un espaci d'agrament exterior orientat cap al sud al nivèl del sòl e de la teulada.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

M1 and M2 Torres residencialas a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que M1 and M2 Torres residencialas siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. M1 and M2 Torres residencialas es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

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.