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The Texan architecture firm Rhode Partners has built a 58-story residential skyscraper in Austin, which consists of irregularly stacked blocks that protrude on different levels.
The 212 meter high tower called The Independent is the tallest in the booming city. It was completed in 2019, overtaking The Austonian, a 56-story residential tower built in the Texas capital in 2010.
A deck with amenities for residents on the 34th floor
The amenity deck on the 34th floor protrudes nine meters and has all-round glazing.
Rhode Partners described the new apartment building as a “vertical neighborhood”, with 363 apartments arranged in four cuboid floors that are vertically offset from one another.
“Each level is shifted and mirrored around a central core, creating a variety of unit types and views,” Rhode Partners told Dezeen.
There is a swimming pool on the ninth floor. Photo is by Patrick Wong
The shape of the tower was influenced by the Capitol View Corridors, a series of Austin legal restrictions that prevent new downtown high-rise buildings from obscuring the city
An angular outdoor swimming pool for residents occupies a terrace on the ninth floor. The various lounges in the tower are made of walnut and white oak.
The independent has large glazed windows. Photo is by Jason O’Rear
There is a podium at the base of the skyscraper, and the crown is occupied by a 50,000 gallon damper tank to keep the tower stable.
With an efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC), the tower can work on a net energy-neutral basis for a considerable part of the year, according to the architects.
A regenerative elevator system takes heat from elevator operation and converts it into reusable energy.
Light wood characterizes interiors. Photo is by Jason O’Rear
Founded in 2006 by Brett Rhode, Rhode Partners is an architecture and interior design firm based in Austin, Texas.
The tallest residential skyscraper in the southern hemisphere, interrupted by a cantilevered golden star
Austin is currently experiencing a real estate boom, with demand for housing increasing as companies like Google, Apple and Tesla expand in the city and people move from California in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
New design-oriented hotels like Hotel Magdelena and Austin Proper Hotel and Residences, which was decorated by Dezeen judge Kelly Werstler, opened in the city this year, while Snøhetta designed a new space for the Blanton Museum of Art at the university from Texas.
The photography is by Nick Simonite unless otherwise noted.
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