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Apple's Spaceship Campus Shown Off in Rendered Fly-Through
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They're literally putting back the original biodiversity that was paved over to create Silicon Valley as we know it.
Hopefully this is the next thing to get copied. I don't think anyone could be against putting more fruit back in the fruit bowl.
As for the distance between buildings, I can't imagine working there and going "I hate having to go outside and walk through all those trees on a inevitably sunny and cool Northern California today such as today, I might even get some exercise. This is terrible."
Hopefully this is the next thing to get copied. I don't think anyone could be against putting more fruit back in the fruit bowl.
As for the distance between buildings, I can't imagine working there and going "I hate having to go outside and walk through all those trees on a inevitably sunny and cool Northern California today such as today, I might even get some exercise. This is terrible."
Does that mean I can't point out the audio was boosted so loud in the video it was slightly distorted?
and those people and cars weren't realistic at all.....
Amphitheater ?
Is the amphitheatre confirmed? If so, could be a cool place to do iTunes concerts and things.
Nice presentation in the video!
Is the amphitheatre confirmed? If so, could be a cool place to do iTunes concerts and things.
Nice presentation in the video!
Spaceship Parking
Underground parking in Phase 1. Additional above ground parking garage in Phase 2. Mass transit, car pooling, bicycle, etc. are encouraged for staff.
Also, walking through forest & gardens in sunny southern California is not inconvenient.
Underground parking in Phase 1. Additional above ground parking garage in Phase 2. Mass transit, car pooling, bicycle, etc. are encouraged for staff.
Also, walking through forest & gardens in sunny southern California is not inconvenient.
I get your point, but for the record this is locale seldom gets pouring rain.
elon musk is installing his hyper loop inside. that will be how they get around at the speed of sound actually. i think they might only run it at half that speed though to stay safe and green.
There are two underground parking levels in the basement of the circular structure providing more than 2200 parking spaces. Note that underground the ring is thicker (maybe 30% thicker). About 6000 parking spaces will be in the big structures on the southern end.
A selection of plans
Detailed plans
Indeed, and is why buildings are not made this was as you want to be able to get from any point to any point in an easy manner. not walk all the way round a doughnut or across the middle when its pouring the rain.
Rest assured, the people on one side of the building have no business being on the opposite side of the building.
Here is Apple's official answer:
This is to be a low watered, climate appropriate landscape. Irrigation will be applied to the Campus during the dry season, but all plants (excluding the limited amount of lawn) are drought tolerant and will survive with minimal irrigation (1-2x/month during the dry season). Although approximately 50% of the oaks on Campus are not native to California, they are good, drought-adapted trees that will function well in this climate.
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One of our campuses has a parking garage that's 3 levels above ground but with an underground tunnel. It's awesome when the weather is bad or super cold/windy. I wish more places would do this!
According to historical reports, the Silicon Valley area was mostly a rain-fed forest and grassland before there were any European settler-type humans around to do any regular watering.
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The HP buildings that were on the site before were even farther apart, and nobody seemed to mind walking to meetings in other buildings.
I think that's what Steve was going for. He wanted to make the place the type of place where you bump into people from all the different areas of Apple. Or taking a walk out in the sun, I can imagine their being umbrellas at every door for people to borrow if it's raining. Seeing people and catching up spurs creativity.
Despite the walk I for one would love that I had the option of getting outside during work! Even if it was raining.
True... but it's no worse than what they have now on the existing Infinite Loop campus.
Imagine walking from the 4th floor of IL3 to the 4th floor of IL6. Or from IL5 to VG3
That's quite a hike and you'll be travelling between separate buildings, using multiple elevators, key-cards, etc.
The benefits of having 12,000 people under one roof vastly outweigh the inconveniences of walking long distances.
Apple Campus 2 will be 176 acres... so there will occasionally be some walking. But that's expected.
For comparison... the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is only 107 acres
Hopefully there will be solar-powered charging stations for electric cars, although I wonder if Google driverless cars will be allowed.
Also I thought I read somewhere about there being bicycles available throughout the campus.
Also I thought I read somewhere about there being bicycles available throughout the campus.
One of the more astounding facts mentioned earlier is that nobody trying to get from POINT A to POINT B will ever need to walk more than a half circle. Cool stuff Steve!
True statement shared with tongue firmly in place.
True statement shared with tongue firmly in place.
What was that about Apple being angry when other companies copied them?
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