About: 62M Condominium

Found in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is 62M Condominium designed by 5468796 Architecture. Located at the edge of downtown Winnipeg, the building site is located between the freeway and the back of neighboring properties. The building site was originally considered an undesirable location to build because of its lack of views and isolated location. To overcome this, architect partners Johanna Hurme, Sasa Radulovic, and Colin Neufeld came up with the idea of raising the building off of the ground so that it was higher than the surrounding buildings. After raising it, their budget became much more restricted. To help with cost efficiency they made the building have a circular form as it could encompass the same area using thirty percent less building materials than the rectangular form. The bu