Apple Campus 2 Construction Continues as Walkways, Lamps, and Parking Lots Appear on Site

[MacRumors]

A pair of drone videos covering the construction progress of Apple Campus 2 have been posted online recently, providing interested viewers with an ongoing glimpse into the construction on the campus, which is nearing completion in several sections as February approaches.

In Duncan Sinfield's drone video, workers are seen installing rocks within the inner fountain of the main "Spaceship" building. After months of construction, the fountain finally saw noticeable progress in the first drone video update of 2017, earlier in January.

Although construction is nearing completion, canopies still remain uninstalled on the windows of certain sections of the main building to provide easy crane access for workers. Elsewhere on the campus, the research and development facility is also approaching completion, greenery continues to sprout up around the site, including now over the underground tunnels, and solar panel installation continues on the roof of the campus.

Matthew Roberts' drone video estimates that solar panel progress is around 70 percent complete, while noting that most of the site is still filled with water and mud from the storms that hit the area in previous weeks. Finishing touches around the campus include a paved parking lot for the front of the R&D building, lamps lining the sidewalk behind the same building, and walkways forming around the campus.

Since the garages are complete, workers have also begun to use the structures to park when arriving at the site each day. Roberts' video notes that finishing touches are being put on some of the Spaceship's canopies, while the last section -- where the cranes are in place -- will be raised into place. The large retractable doors on the main atrium section of the building are also said to be looking "as good as ever," following glass installation back in November.

Article Link: Apple Campus 2 Construction Continues as Walkways, Lamps, and Parking Lots Appear on Site

 

[69Mustang]

No snark. Do people really care if a company is opening an office building?

 

[mdellepi]

Probability of 10th anniversary iPhone presented there?

 

[Speedy Dingo]

No snark. Do people really care if a company is opening an office building?

I'm more interested in the design of the building and what it'll look like inside once it has been completed.

Probability of 10th anniversary iPhone presented there?

I'm hoping so. Would make sense. I'm also hoping they unveil a Steve Jobs memorial/statue that'll be at the heart of the campus.

 

[Xavier]

It's interesting to see the progress this construction company makes on the building and in what way and order.

 

[Te0SX]

No snark. Do people really care if a company is opening an office building?

Yes. I am one of them. Especially for a gorgeous building and campus like this one.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

Duncan's needs more love.

 

[slingshott]

No snark. Do people really care if a company is opening an office building?

It's Apple. Everything they do is interesting! I hope there's some kind of virtual tour when it's complete.

 

[nfl46]

Probability of 10th anniversary iPhone presented there?

My guess is pretty high. It would make a lot of sense. You better believe they want their first product reveal in that building to be something remarkable.

 

[webbuzz]

It is going to be a beautiful campus.

 

[smacrumon]

Can't wait to visit!
[doublepost=1485784677][/doublepost]One of my pet hates is circular structures that use flat sheets of glass. That's why I'm so happy that Apple went to the effort of installing curved glass on the circular structure. Sure, it's a more expensive option, but if you are making the effort to create something circular, you must follow through and complete it properly. It's called effort, and there's lots of effort here to be seen.

 

[576316]

TIL people in California are from the future. February 2017?

 

[smacrumon]

No snark. Do people really care if a company is opening an office building?

This isn't your typical office building. It will be regarded as an example of great architectural significance. Something that will be studied for years. It's one of Apple's most important new releases this past decade. No hyperbole.

 

[576316]

My guess is pretty high. It would make a lot of sense. You better believe they want their first product reveal in that building to be something remarkable.

...and many times more expensive.

 

[diipii]

Is drone footage getting really old already ?
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It's Apple. Everything they do is interesting! I hope there's some kind of virtual tour when it's complete.

Absolutely ! Emasculating FCP and the Mini, ignoring the Mac Pro and its users, and designing spontaneously incinerating iMacs was fascinating.

 

[maflynn]

Wow that's amazing - a February 2017 video on January 30th 2017

 

[A MacBook lover]

No snark. Do people really care if a company is opening an office building?

It's a really cool office building, designed (in part) by Steve. So yes, some people including Apple fans do care.
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This isn't your typical office building. It will be regarded as an example of great architectural significance. Something that will be studied for years. It's one of Apple's most important new releases this past decade. No hyperbole.

This, plus Swift and Apple File System - Apple has set up a great foundation for the future.

 

[guzhogi]

No snark. Do people really care if a company is opening an office building?

I think many people are interested the the architecture aspect of it. The new building will truly be unique, to say the least.

 

[Dave-Z]

No camera bump? For shame, Apple.

(Probably could be thinner, too.)

 

[Kaibelf]

Blah blah blah... Emasculating FCP and the Mini, ignoring t....blah blah blah

Maybe I run in different circles, but I didn't view Final Cut Pro as particularly masculine or feminine to begin with.

 

[Mainyehc]

I'm also hoping they unveil a Steve Jobs memorial/statue that'll be at the heart of the campus.

Steve wasn't one to dwell in the past, so I don't think that a full-blown statue or even a memorial is something that he would approve of and his colleagues know that. If I had to guess, they will consult Laurene Powell Jobs and propose naming the auditorium after him. It is, after all, the kind of place where he shone (and, specifically, where would've shone, had he not lost the battle at all or when he did) the most above all other CEOs (yes, he was also a brilliant CEO behind the scenes, but no one else had such a stage presence and probably never will during our lifetimes), and even more fitting a homage than naming the entire Pixar building (which actually happened) or the entire Apple Campus 2 after him.

That way, whenever a product introduction took place, the invitations and keynote announcements would always bear his name, but the employees themselves wouldn't be dwelling in the past during their daily errands, as Steve advocated and patently stated upon stepping down… Seems like a sensible compromise, if you ask me.

It's a really cool office building, designed by Steve. So yes, some people including Apple fans do care.

To be entirely fair, the idea for its shape was probably Steve's, but it was designed by Foster and Partners, with input from Jony Ive and a great deal of influence from the previous work done for Apple Stores by Bohlin Cywinsky Jackson…

 

[smacrumon]

I think many people are interested the the architecture aspect of it. The new building will truly be unique, to say the least.

It's going to be a building for all the creative thinkers out there.
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Wow that's amazing - a February 2017 video on January 30th 2017

With photos in the current March 2017 issue of Computers and Architecture Journal.

 

[44267547]

No snark. Do people really care if a company is opening an office building?

I think this new facility goes beyond "An Office building."

How many Office buildings have you been to that have a greenery where they grow their own food source or have underground tunnels? Just looking at the construction of this building and its architecture is astounding on its own. They imported curved glass from Germany to encase the entire circumference of the building. I think the attitude for many would be promising to look forward to working in a new environment that boasts this type of engineering.

And not to mention, we are not even aware of all the secrecy likely inside this building they have not been announced yet. The virtual tour when demoed, should be interesting.

Also, this was the last approved Construction site Steve was approved of for back in July 2011 before his death. That also plays a contribution for Apple's heritage.

 

[69Mustang]

I think this new facility goes beyond "An Office building."

How many Office buildings have you been to that have a greenery where they grow their own food source or have underground tunnels? Just looking at the construction of this building and its architecture is astounding on its own. They imported curved glass from Germany to encase the entire circumference of the building. I think the attitude for many would be promising to look forward to working in a new environment that boasts this type of engineering.

And not to mention, we are not even aware of all the secrecy likely inside this building they have not been announced yet. The virtual tour when demoed, should be interesting.

Also, this was the last approved Construction site Steve was approved of for back in July 2011 before his death. That also plays a contribution for Apple's heritage.

I don't begrudge anyone their feelings about the building. For those who like it or are excited by it, good for them. To me it's just another office building... although a very large circular building. Architecturally speaking, there are far more interesting circular interpretations out there. Just my opinion. As for the Jobs angle, it does nothing for me either.

 

[justperry]

I think this new facility goes beyond "An Office building."

How many Office buildings have you been to that have a greenery where they grow their own food source or have underground tunnels? Just looking at the construction of this building and its architecture is astounding on its own. They imported curved glass from Germany to encase the entire circumference of the building. I think the attitude for many would be promising to look forward to working in a new environment that boasts this type of engineering.

And not to mention, we are not even aware of all the secrecy likely inside this building they have not been announced yet. The virtual tour when demoed, should be interesting.

Also, this was the last approved Construction site Steve was approved of for back in July 2011 before his death. That also plays a contribution for Apple's heritage.

It really doesn't (goes beyond "An office building"), it's just a huge building with a huge amount of solar panels on it.
Is it nice, yes it is but there are far more beautiful buildings than this one.
And the engineering isn't that special either except maybe the curved windows which are not made in the US BTW.
( )
It's just a huge but 4 story only building/office.