Some buildings have views.
This one has Horizon.
Transforming Austin’s highest vantage point into an immersive experience of astronomy, weather, geography, and place.
Label the landscape from every window.
An exclusive, custom AR webapp — zero download required — overlays landmark intelligence on the user's camera view. From any residence, office floor, or hotel room, point your phone at the horizon and watch Austin become legible: Zilker Park, Lady Bird Lake, the Hill Country escarpment, COTA, the airport tower... all labeled in real time.
Sky Salons above Austin.
At the highest occupied vantage point in Texas, the Scientist-in-Residence hosts bi-monthly Sky Salons & Star Parties where residents and guests explore the Hill Country temperature inversions, Waller Creek hydrology, urban heat island dynamics, and astronomy only possible from 1,025 feet above Austin.
Star Party evenings bring research-grade telescopes: revealing Saturn's rings, lunar craters, meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and solstice/equinox solar alignments… all interpreted by the resident scientist.
The sky, interpreted for you.
Austin Horizon delivers a personalized atmospheric report — not a weather app, but a curated interpretation of the sky from 1,025 feet. Wind character and direction, thermal comfort index, and the precise window when your balcony view is at its best — interpreted by the meteorologist who lives in the building.
From Waterline's upper floors, residents can watch cold fronts sweep across Central Texas, drylines emerge from the west, sea-breeze boundaries push inland from the Gulf, and thunderstorms build along the Balcones Escarpment.
Live atmospheric intelligence from 1,000 feet.
A network of research-grade weather instruments at four elevations transforms the building into a scientific instrument. Wind, pressure, temperature and humidity at altitude — data that does not exist anywhere else in Austin.
This vertical profile can support National Weather Service severe storm and flood forecasting, urban air quality monitoring, and critical wind shear data for ABIA.
The Scientist-in-Residence oversees the weather station network to ensure observations are accurate, reliable, and meaningful.
Prof. Tapp's TXST Weather Station →The rooftop knows more about the atmosphere than the street.
Temperature, humidity, wind, and air-quality conditions can vary significantly through the vertical profile of a city. Waterline's vertical weather station network offers a rare opportunity to observe these changes in real-time and interpret them through the expertise of the Scientist-in-Residence.
These observations may inform future building operations, including HVAC optimization strategies such as selecting roof- vs. street-level air for occupant comfort.
ATX from Above — stories only possible from here.
The Scientist-in-Residence produces a co-branded digital broadcast series — minimum 12 episodes annually — originating from the building. Short-form social content, science storytelling, and media interviews create a continuous stream of original content rooted in Austin's most extraordinary perspective.
This content engine uses real-time events to help audiences better understand the city, the sky, and the environment while generating ongoing visibility and earned media attention for the property.
Episodes may also be curated into a dedicated content library for hotel, residential, and guest-facing media channels.
Museum-grade science woven into the building.
Working alongside the design team, the Scientist-in-Residence helps guide the selection of large-format NASA and NOAA imagery as interior artwork that inspires discovery of Earth, weather, geography, and space. Each installation is paired with a companion web experience, allowing residents and guests to scan and explore the story behind the image.
The building enters the academic record.
This address becomes part of university coursework and publicly accessible scientific research. Data from the building's weather station network is incorporated into e-textbooks and academic publications, giving the development a lasting presence in the scientific record of Austin's atmosphere and urban environment.
Where the skyline meets the creek.
Waller Creek is a living ecosystem flowing through the heart of downtown Austin. Seasonal wildlife migrations, urban bat activity, creek ecology, pollinator habitat, and the creek’s hydrology create opportunities to engage with the natural environment surrounding the tower. Drawing on years of experience as an interpretive naturalist, the Scientist-in-Residence helps residents and guests better understand the creek’s ecology, hydrology, and natural history.
Tapp's Shoal Creek Talk →Lets Talk
about this View.
Creating a signature resident and guest experience centered on Austin's most extraordinary view.
Founder, Austin Horizon