^ Well then you clearly contradicted that sentiment![]()
Only if the message was dictated.
^ Well then you clearly contradicted that sentiment![]()
That's going to be one cool building
Assuming the A/C works correctly. That much glass, can you imagine how hot it will get if the power goes out.
I agree and as we know, anything with Apple; aesthetic comes first before function. I should note though, Apples Infinite Loop Campus would probably have the same effect. For someone to reach the opposite ends of both loops with probably require some walking. I believe Jony's Team is at floor level at the current campus; while Tim Cook is on the executive floor.The walk across the courtyard is still slower and further than an elevator ride.
Thus, "enhance collaboration between teams", my ass.
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Please stop drinking the Apple marketing Kool-aid.
This design DOES NOT allow for increased collaboration, period. It makes things HARDER for people to come together, as it increases both the distance AND the time it takes to "get together".
A ring is about the most INEFFICIENT design you could use for such a purpose.
This is simple, obvious fact.
Buuuut, it looks cool. They should just say that instead: "we wanted to make a cool building".
Just don't lie to us with this "collaboration" BS.
Haven't really looked into it, but how would that work with a building like that?The building has been conceived to work mostly without AC.
The millions of dollars worth of solar panel equipment that will be housed at the top of the building. Apple's aim is to make it green to the point they will come off the grid. That in itself will save the company hundreds of millions of dollars over many years. They will probably redistribute some of that energy to power stores and other stuff.Haven't really looked into it, but how would that work with a building like that?
That would seem to relate to power usage, but I'm not sure how that relates to not needing AC most of the time.The millions of dollars worth of solar panel equipment that will be housed at the top of the building. Apple's aim is to make it green to the point they will come off the grid. That in itself will save the company hundreds of millions of dollars over many years. They will probably redistribute some of that energy to power stores and other stuff.
The walk across the courtyard is still slower and further than an elevator ride.
Thus, "enhance collaboration between teams", my ass.
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Please stop drinking the Apple marketing Kool-aid.
This design DOES NOT allow for increased collaboration, period. It makes things HARDER for people to come together, as it increases both the distance AND the time it takes to "get together".
A ring is about the most INEFFICIENT design you could use for such a purpose.
This is simple, obvious fact.
Buuuut, it looks cool. They should just say that instead: "we wanted to make a cool building".
Just don't lie to us with this "collaboration" BS.
That would seem to relate to power usage, but I'm not sure how that relates to not needing AC most of the time.
How much office floorspace was in the buildings that previously occupied the same area? Apple's new campus offers more green space than the previous usage did. It's office buildings are not taller (probably have on average less floors). Only the parking has moved from on-surface aka one-story to underground and multi-story. Apple is also offering shuttle busses (which the previous occupants very likely didn't or if they did to a lesser extent).I drove past there just a couple of hours ago (despite the fence, it is quite visible from Homestead Road, where it is right next to the street), and I can tell you that there is no tree in Cupertino that is high enough to conceal that building in any way.
The building is really impressive, though it will stand out like a sore thumb there (which is not necessarily a bad thing). I just wonder what it will do for the traffic there when 10,000 cars roll towards that building every morning.
That would seem to relate to power usage, but I'm not sure how that relates to not needing AC most of the time.
Construction on Apple's second campus in Cupertino, California continues to progress as its completion date looms, and this month, further work has been done on the main ring-shaped building that spans 2.8 million square feet.
I don't understand how that works. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
The distance between the two points is always the same. The shortest PATH between them is a straight line.
And yes, very likely Apple has created yet another cumbersome design.