![]() There is not a straight piece of glass in this building. If you build things, this is not the cheapest way to build something. ![]() It's got this gorgeous courtyard in the middle. "It's a pretty amazing building," Jobs said. The renderings and full-scale model were built by renowned architect Sir Norman Foster and his team at Foster + Partners. Prior to his death in October 2011, Apple founder Steve Jobs had a chance to present the new Spaceship campus "2" to the Cupertino City Council. Renderings and drawings of the new Apple spaceship campus first appeared in late 2011, describing a "distinctive and inspiring 21st century workplace" that consisted of 2.8 million square feet over four stories to accommodate up to 13,000 Apple employees, with a mostly subterranean parking lot to help preserve the beauty of the site's natural surroundings. "It'll provide a very open-spaced system, so that at one point in the day you may be in offices on one side of the circle and find yourself on the other side later in the day."įor its new spaceship campus, which the company calls "Apple Campus 2," Apple essentially plans to flip its current 175-acre site, which Oppenheimer calls a "sea of asphalt" as the former Hewlett Packard campus is composed of 80 percent asphalt (you can take a virtual tour of the building here), transform it into 80 percent open space and parkland, and drop a giant ring of polished glass right in the middle of it. "The concept of the building is collaboration and fluidity," Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer told the San Jose Mercury News in an exclusive interview, echoing sentiments from Apple executives Sir Jony Ive and Craig Federighi from their interview late last month. ( NASDAQ:AAPL) on Thursday revealed a scale model of its planned "spaceship" campus, which, if approved by the Cupertino, Calif., City Council on Tuesday, is slated for completion in either 2015 or 2016. 16, 2013 - 2:10 p.m.): The Cupertino City Council has unanimously approved "Apple Campus 2." Barring any last minute petitions, Apple's building permits will go into effect on Nov. The Apple spaceship campus should be completed by 2015 or 2016. To request your project’s personalized design quote from Mindful Design Consulting click HERE.One of the first renderings of the new Apple spaceship campus, which was unveiled by the Cupertino City Council in late 2011. See how different colors send us different messages HERE. Learn more about 2011 design trends in Commercial Interior Design HERE. To see more images of Apple’s new campus in Cupertino, CA and to read more about this project click HERE. Extensive greenery throughout the entire campus ground is planned for the future to make it appear very natural.Īpple continues to be true to its brand with its innovative designs, even in creating healthy office spaces for its employees. The glass walls will deliver maximum amount of natural light throughout the internal offices. This campus will be environmentally friendly. Three large design firms have their names on the design drawings presented to the city: London based architecture firm Foster + Partners, an international engineering and design firm ARUP and a civil engineering firm: Kier and Wright. The other 4 stories will have an open office space with circulation located at the outside and the inside perimeters of the ‘craft.’ The two basement floors will house parking garage. The new building attracted a great deal of attention because of its shape (‘spaceship’ from the future) and the advanced technology involved in the design of the campus. Review by Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consultingĭuring his last days, in August 2011, Steve Jobs was at the Cupertino City Council proposing a new campus building for Apple’s headquarters.
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