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Based in Amsterdam, Absent Matter shapes architecture through sculpted terrain and dynamic building envelopes, where shifting floor plates create canyon-like facades and reflective canopy soffits mirror ground-level landscapes upward. The portfolio serves as a precise reference when detailing mixed-use urban lobbies and educational centers that combine integrated green roofs with flush soffit lighting and graphic visual cutouts between multi-level volumes.

Rendering of high-rise towers with undulating organic balconies and integrated green terraces by Absent Matter.

Rendering of high-rise towers with undulating organic balconies and

A high-rise tower precedent showcasing organic, undulating balcony slabs and integrated greenery, useful for biophilic skyscraper and facade design studies.

What we like about this project
The floor plates continuously shift in profile from level to level, creating an irregular, carved canyon effect up the tower facade.

Materials

  • glass
  • concrete
  • planting
  • metal

Visual identifiers

  • undulating-balconies
  • organic-floor-plates
  • tower-cluster
  • green-terraces

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • organic
  • biophilic
  • high-rise

Visual tags

  • high-rise
  • biophilic
  • residential-tower
  • cantilever
  • organic-forms
Geometry
Slender high-rise towers featuring continuous, undulating floor plate projections that vary in profile across levels, breaking down the monolithic vertical mass.
Facade system
Floor-to-ceiling curtain wall wrapped by continuous cantilevered concrete or composite floor slabs serving as balconies.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete core and slab construction with perimeter column grid supporting deep slab cantilevers.
Spatial scale
Towering multi-story high-rise scale, with human figures and ground-level street elements providing immediate context for the podium.
Lighting
Bright daytime lighting with soft directional sun casting gentle shadows across the undulating slab edges and recessed glazing.
Atmosphere
Luminous, airy, and lush, blending vertical density with soft natural elements.
Environmental context
Dense urban high-rise cluster with surrounding towers and planted podium levels at the street interface.
Spatial experience
The towers present a dynamic silhouette against the sky, with deep cantilevered balconies offering continuous outdoor access and shaded floor-to-ceiling glazing.
Composition rhythm
Stacked horizontal bands with shifting curvatures create a fluid, non-uniform vertical rhythm.
Style reading
Contemporary organic high-rise architecture
Program
Mixed-use high-rise residential and commercial podium
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, concrete, planting, metal
Visual identifiers
undulating-balconies, organic-floor-plates, tower-cluster, green-terraces
Style tags
contemporary, organic, biophilic, high-rise
Visual tags
high-rise, biophilic, residential-tower, cantilever, organic-forms
Geometry
Slender high-rise towers featuring continuous, undulating floor plate projections that vary in profile across levels, breaking down the monolithic vertical mass.
Facade system
Floor-to-ceiling curtain wall wrapped by continuous cantilevered concrete or composite floor slabs serving as balconies.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete core and slab construction with perimeter column grid supporting deep slab cantilevers.
Spatial scale
Towering multi-story high-rise scale, with human figures and ground-level street elements providing immediate context for the podium.
Lighting
Bright daytime lighting with soft directional sun casting gentle shadows across the undulating slab edges and recessed glazing.
Atmosphere
Luminous, airy, and lush, blending vertical density with soft natural elements.
Environmental context
Dense urban high-rise cluster with surrounding towers and planted podium levels at the street interface.
Spatial experience
The towers present a dynamic silhouette against the sky, with deep cantilevered balconies offering continuous outdoor access and shaded floor-to-ceiling glazing.
Composition rhythm
Stacked horizontal bands with shifting curvatures create a fluid, non-uniform vertical rhythm.
Style reading
Contemporary organic high-rise architecture
Program
Mixed-use high-rise residential and commercial podium
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Rendering of high-rise towers with undulating organic balconies and integrated green terraces by Absent Matter.

Rendering of high-rise towers with undulating organic balconies and

A high-rise tower precedent showcasing organic, undulating balcony slabs and integrated greenery, useful for biophilic skyscraper and facade design studies.

What we like about this project
The floor plates continuously shift in profile from level to level, creating an irregular, carved canyon effect up the tower facade.

Materials

  • glass
  • concrete
  • planting
  • metal

Visual identifiers

  • undulating-balconies
  • organic-floor-plates
  • tower-cluster
  • green-terraces

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • organic
  • biophilic
  • high-rise

Visual tags

  • high-rise
  • biophilic
  • residential-tower
  • cantilever
  • organic-forms
Geometry
Slender high-rise towers featuring continuous, undulating floor plate projections that vary in profile across levels, breaking down the monolithic vertical mass.
Facade system
Floor-to-ceiling curtain wall wrapped by continuous cantilevered concrete or composite floor slabs serving as balconies.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete core and slab construction with perimeter column grid supporting deep slab cantilevers.
Spatial scale
Towering multi-story high-rise scale, with human figures and ground-level street elements providing immediate context for the podium.
Lighting
Bright daytime lighting with soft directional sun casting gentle shadows across the undulating slab edges and recessed glazing.
Atmosphere
Luminous, airy, and lush, blending vertical density with soft natural elements.
Environmental context
Dense urban high-rise cluster with surrounding towers and planted podium levels at the street interface.
Spatial experience
The towers present a dynamic silhouette against the sky, with deep cantilevered balconies offering continuous outdoor access and shaded floor-to-ceiling glazing.
Composition rhythm
Stacked horizontal bands with shifting curvatures create a fluid, non-uniform vertical rhythm.
Style reading
Contemporary organic high-rise architecture
Program
Mixed-use high-rise residential and commercial podium
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, concrete, planting, metal
Visual identifiers
undulating-balconies, organic-floor-plates, tower-cluster, green-terraces
Style tags
contemporary, organic, biophilic, high-rise
Visual tags
high-rise, biophilic, residential-tower, cantilever, organic-forms
Geometry
Slender high-rise towers featuring continuous, undulating floor plate projections that vary in profile across levels, breaking down the monolithic vertical mass.
Facade system
Floor-to-ceiling curtain wall wrapped by continuous cantilevered concrete or composite floor slabs serving as balconies.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete core and slab construction with perimeter column grid supporting deep slab cantilevers.
Spatial scale
Towering multi-story high-rise scale, with human figures and ground-level street elements providing immediate context for the podium.
Lighting
Bright daytime lighting with soft directional sun casting gentle shadows across the undulating slab edges and recessed glazing.
Atmosphere
Luminous, airy, and lush, blending vertical density with soft natural elements.
Environmental context
Dense urban high-rise cluster with surrounding towers and planted podium levels at the street interface.
Spatial experience
The towers present a dynamic silhouette against the sky, with deep cantilevered balconies offering continuous outdoor access and shaded floor-to-ceiling glazing.
Composition rhythm
Stacked horizontal bands with shifting curvatures create a fluid, non-uniform vertical rhythm.
Style reading
Contemporary organic high-rise architecture
Program
Mixed-use high-rise residential and commercial podium
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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