M1 and M2 Munara Padumukan by Babak Eslahjou

M1 and M2 Munara Padumukan by Babak Eslahjou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perak in Arsitéktur Competition Category.

PerakArsitéktur· 2025

M1 and M2 Munara Padumukan

by Babak Eslahjou

Client: CORE Architects Inc.

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Arsitéktur Category

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The Design

About M1 and M2 Munara Padumukan

M1 jeung M2 nyaéta dua munara padumukan anu diwangun salaku bagian tina pangwangunan urban anu leuwih gedé di Mississauga, Kanada. M1 miboga 61 tingkat jeung 780 unit, sedengkeun M2 miboga 62 tingkat jeung 793 unit. Unggal munara diwangun tina tujuh wangun pelat lanté tipikal anu dicondongkeun jeung diputer, sahingga juru-juruna ngageser kira-kira samétér tina lanté di handapeunana. Tembok geser (shear wall) anu pondok nuturkeun geseran éta, anu ngajaga tata ruang kamar tetep teratur. Podium kaca anu maceta (faceted) ngarojong hateup héjo jeung rohangan fasilitas luar ruangan anu nyanghareup ka kidul dina tingkat taneuh jeung tingkat hateup.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

M1 and M2 Munara Padumukan mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perak, pangakuan anu luar biasa bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain kelas luhur, endah jeung matak kagum. Para juara Perak téh karya anu pohara cemerlang jeung pohara kréatif anu ngagambarkeun kaahlian, bakat jeung kapinteran para désainerna. M1 and M2 Munara Padumukan diharepkeun jadi karya anu éndah, karya andalan anu pohara profésional jeung pohara inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perak ieu mangrupa panemuan anu pohara kasohor jeung dikagumi anu mangpaat sarta ngamajukeun watesan seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi. M1 and M2 Munara Padumukan mangrupa kréasi anu pohara diirikeun anu ngahudang kahayang, ngabawa rasa positip, jeung ngahudangkeun rasa heran jeung kagum.

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.