Apple Campus 2 'Theatre' Features Largest Freestanding Carbon-Fiber Roof Ever Made

[BruceEBonus]

Can't innovate any more, my arse!

 

[thermodynamic]

Carbon fiber has a much better strength to size ratio; allowing apple to get a much thinner roof, that is much lighter, and needs fewer supports due to its strength. We all know how Apple enjoys thinness.

Fewer resources are better for the environment. I wonder how it handles hail, insulation internal to the structure, and - most importantly - falling squirrels, but given how plentiful carbon is, it truly is nice to see Apple on the forefront of these sorts of issues. In the past they were catch-up, but the present is never the past and I'll have to think of that in the future one day...

 

[H3boy]

Good thing they don't have tornados in Cupertino... that thing could really get goin'!

Frisbee

 

[Mac 128]

Designed to seat 1,000 people, the Theatre lobby is made of glass that offers 360-degree views of the campus with stairs down to the event area. According to Apple, the roof is the most impressive part of the auditorium. ...

Designed to house 2,800 employees inside and 1,200 on an outside patio, the restaurant will feature two glass doors that are four stories high.

So the theater only seats 1,000 people? But the restaurant seats 4,000? Does anybody else see a problem with this?

Maybe Apple will start holding its media events with appetizers?

 

[autrefois]

Carbon is so early 2000s. Why aren't they building a Cocoa roof?!

 

[npmacuser5]

Apple Executive's Escape Pod or AEEP.

 

[iVoid]

Okay, I wont' call it a UFO.

I'll call it a scout ship for the main mothership.

 

[gixxerfool]

So the theater only seats 1,000 people? But the restaurant seats 4,000? Does anybody else see a problem with this?

Maybe Apple will start holding its media events with appetizers?

It's written awkwardly. I read it as the lobby holds 1,000 people. Maybe it's me.

 

[Xavier]

But does it blend?

 

[Chupa Chupa]

Correction to the headline. This roof is not just a carbon-fiber roof, it's a "carbon-fiber roof Pro."

 

[Gaprofitt]

Barf, who cares, why even post this..

 

[T Coma]

In case you were wondering why it cost $100 to get more than 16GB storage on the iPhone.

 

[C DM]

Barf, who cares, why even post this..

So why post if you don't care?

 

[manu chao]

So the theater only seats 1,000 people? But the restaurant seats 4,000? Does anybody else see a problem with this?

Maybe Apple will start holding its media events with appetizers?

I'm not sure what you mean. The restaurant is there to serve the employees. The theatre is there to 'entertain' journalists. You could equally compare the number of parking spaces with the seat number of the theatre.

 

[ike1707]

Apple's progress on its second campus has been tracked by drone videos and ongoing construction updates, but the company recently gave Mashable details on the new location, sharing impressive photos and inside information on the main ring-shaped structure and surrounding buildings like the auditorium.

As we know, Apple's new campus features massive curved glass windows to give the building an open feel. Outfitting the campus in curved glass requires 3,000 panels, each of which is 46 feet long and 10.5 feet wide, and getting those panels into place required Apple to build custom machines it calls "Manipulators."

Apple Campus 2 Theatre​

Mashable got a first look at the "Theatre," the 120,000 square-foot underground auditorium where Apple will host future events. Designed to seat 1,000 people, the Theatre lobby is made of glass that offers 360-degree views of the campus with stairs down to the event area. According to Apple, the roof is the most impressive part of the auditorium. It weighs 80 tons and was assembled in Dubai before being shipped in pieces to California.

Apple Campus 2 Theatre roof​

There are many unique elements included in Apple's second campus, and a 60,000 square-foot restaurant inside the ring-shaped building is no exception. Designed to house 2,800 employees inside and 1,200 on an outside patio, the restaurant will feature two glass doors that are four stories high.

Apple expects construction on its campus to be finished at the end of 2016, which is right on schedule. Tim Cook said in a past interview that employees will begin moving into the building in January of 2017.

The full set of photos from Apple Campus 2 are available over at Mashable and are worth checking out for those interested in a close-up look at the new campus.

Article Link: Apple Campus 2 'Theatre' Features Largest Freestanding Carbon-Fiber Roof Ever Made

I wonder if it can be seen from space..

 

[0098386]

It's impressive now but next year there'll be a thinner model.

 

[SSDGUY]

I wonder to what degree they reduced battery capacity to accommodate the thin roof.
[doublepost=1457384948][/doublepost]Hmm … basically a round glass cylinder. Wonder what they have planned to make the acoustics bearable inside.

 

[currocj]

If I ever wanted to know where the $98 profit in the extra 48 GB of memory I purchased for my iP6+ went, I can pull up a photo of that roof. Lovely.

 

[erinsarah]

I get a kick out of this: "The circular roof is made up of 44 identical radial panels averaging 70 feet long and 11 feet wide." If they average 70 feet long...are they identical? I'll let the math nerds and the grammar nerds fight this one out..

 

[Kissaragi]

Barf, who cares, why even post this..

I care and another guy said he did earlier in the thread so thats two.

 

[pat500000]

The fourth Encounter.... beep beep beep bong. .....ding!

 

[jonnysods]

Carbon-fiber? This must have been a ridiculous sum of money.

 

[Bambalazs]

If ever an image is crying out to be photoshopped...

Here you go:

 

[Mac 128]

It's written awkwardly. I read it as the lobby holds 1,000 people. Maybe it's me.

Could be. Weird statistic though. Wikipedia says 1,000 seat theater.

I'm not sure what you mean. The restaurant is there to serve the employees. The theatre is there 'entertain' journalists. You could equally compare the number of parking spaces with the seat number of the theatre.

Oh I get that, but Apple's last event at the Bill Graham auditorium held 7,000.

The new building will house 12,000 employees. I would also expect the theater to be used for in-house Employee events as well. If so that's a pretty small ratio compared to what they're prepared to seat for lunch. So Apple's cafeteria holds 1/3 of its employee population, and the theater holds 1/7 of the audience for its last event and 1/12 of its employees.

 

[AppleInLVX]

The glass walls have to carry the weight of the roof since there are not internal pillars. Certainly made easier the lighter the roof structure is.

EDIT: As iamgalt mentioned, thinness might be another factor.

Looking at the photos, I don't know that I'd trust the thing. 80 tons held up by glass? It's really impressive to say the least, but I think the place would make me nervous.