Apple Park Visitor's Center Now Open to the Public

[MacRumors]

The Visitor's Center at Apple's new Apple Park campus opened up to the public this morning, allowing Apple fans to visit the Cupertino location to check out the campus and purchase souvenirs and snacks.

It features a cantilevered carbon fiber roof that was designed to look like it floats, along with staircases, stone walls, and terrazzo floors that match the aesthetic of the rest of the campus.

Inside, there's a large 3D model of Apple Park that provides guests with information about the campus through an augmented reality experience provided through dedicated iPads.

A store area offers a range of Apple products and accessories, including Apple Park-exclusive T-shirts, hats, postcards, baby onesies, playing cards, and tote bags. A cafe built into the Visitor's Center offers coffee, tea, and snacks.

On the roof, there's a roof terrace that offers views of the main building and the landscaping, which includes more than 9,000 trees. While visitors can view the rest of Apple Park from the Visitor's Center, the other areas of the campus are off limits.

The Apple Park Visitor's Center is open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, it opens at 10:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m., and on Sundays, it opens at 11:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m.

Article Link: Apple Park Visitor's Center Now Open to the Public

 

[chriscrk]

Beautiful. I'd truly love to visit it.

 

[576316]

That building will stand as a monument, should Apple ever find itself on hard times/broke.

 

[BaccaBossMC]

Roofs made of carbon fiber. Sigh. No wonder the iPhone X costs $1000. Carbon fiber is really nice looking, light, and strong, but it is extremely costly. If they reduced their use of unnecessary materials, then the prices of products could go down, increasing potential sales.

 

[bchery21]

If I lived nearby I'd probably go visit, why not...

 

[BornAgainMac]

"Other areas of the campus are off limits."

I am curious about these other areas. Can someone send their drone to the campus to these restricted areas and post some video of it?

 

[newyorksole]

That building will stand as a monument, should Apple ever find itself on hard times/broke.

Why do so many people feel the need to bring up Apple “going broke”? Lol...

They’re close to being the world’s first trillion dollar company, 10 years later still have lines outside their stores for new iPhones and the list goes on.

They’re doing just fine...
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Roofs made of carbon fiber. Sigh. No wonder the iPhone X costs $1000. Carbon fiber is really nice looking, light, and strong, but it is extremely costly. If they reduced their use of unnecessary materials, then the prices of products could go down, increasing potential sales.

Seems like their sales are doing just fine though...

 

[BaccaBossMC]

"Other areas of the campus are off limits."

I am curious about these other areas. Can someone send their drone to the campus to these restricted areas and post some video of it?

Knowing Apple, they will eventually have some type of drone defense, such as a vectored EMP cannon or some net launcher. Apple likely does not want people to know what secret projects they are working on, as much as we would like it.

 

[fumi2014]

Why do so many people feel the need to bring up Apple “going broke”? Lol...

They’re close to being the world’s first trillion dollar company, 10 years later still have lines outside their stores for new iPhones and the list goes on.

They’re doing just fine...
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Seems like their sales are doing just fine though...

They are doing very well. I don't think anyone disputes that. What I find worrying is that in less than ten years, they've begun to show this smug arrogance that suggests they will be at the top forever . History says they won't. Some day someone else will come along. They always do.

 

[Digital Dude]

I will assume that a majority of the folks visiting this forum own an Apple product. So, in effect, we have collectively financed this beautiful piece of architecture and the thousands upon thousands of employees that Apple has hired to work there. Then, of course, there is all of the tax revenue that the city, state, and federal government gleans from this highly successful company.

More times than not, I'm quite critical and cynical of Apple, but I most certainly see no reason why they shouldn't have such an iconic facility.

 

[nutriousmitten]

I shudder to think how much an Apple Park-specific tote bag costs. Or attempt to understand the people that would spend money on such a thing, along with most of those items. I wonder if Ive designed them?

 

[markhort]

Due for a San Francisco visit in May next year. 100% on the places to visit, already calculated Uber fee.

 

[RowellE]

I want to go to there.

 

[daye]

Roofs made of carbon fiber. Sigh. No wonder the iPhone X costs $1000. Carbon fiber is really nice looking, light, and strong, but it is extremely costly. If they reduced their use of unnecessary materials, then the prices of products could go down, increasing potential sales.

Regardless what material they use to build that building. iPhone costs the same. Nothing to do with their cost to other things.

 

[mcfrazieriv]

Observation deck ... which observes nothing more than what you can see from on the street.

 

[extrachrispy]

Roofs made of carbon fiber. Sigh. No wonder the iPhone X costs $1000. Carbon fiber is really nice looking, light, and strong, but it is extremely costly. If they reduced their use of unnecessary materials, then the prices of products could go down, increasing potential sales.

Divide the cost of the roof by the number of iPhone X's they've sold (and are forecast to sell) and get back to me.

 

[Needleinthhay]

Roofs made of carbon fiber. Sigh. No wonder the iPhone X costs $1000. Carbon fiber is really nice looking, light, and strong, but it is extremely costly. If they reduced their use of unnecessary materials, then the prices of products could go down, increasing potential sales.

Right, because the cost savings on changing the type of roof metal on this building would totally be enough to change the cost of 60 million iphones they will ship this quarter

 

[Glideslope]

That building will stand as a monument, should Apple ever find itself on hard times/broke.

The building is a monument. To SJ. It's reminds me the Good Old Days, not The Future.

 

[madmin]

Here's hoping someone tags the place with a mac mini as a reminder

 

[swingerofbirch]

I went to the Infinite Loop campus in the summer of 2000. They had an iMac when you entered where you typed in your name and a USB-connected label-maker printed out a name tag. It was impressively fast at doing so. There was a little shop with "swag" merchandise and a few computers on display but not for sale. I looked around the atrium and into the interior courtyard. Someone opened the door and let me catch it behind them. I debated going in. I was with my family (I was the one who convinced them to take a detour and visit the Apple campus). My dad thought it was best to let the door close, and I did. In hindsight he said he wishes we had gone in and wandered around. All in all, it was better than nothing, but not really anything to see. If you look at the experience they had to offer then and compare it to now, it's fairly comparable. It's fancier now, but it hasn't changed in substance—you're not going on tours of the campus, for example. My memory of the area is vaguer, but I kind of recall it as desert-like. It didn't seem like a particularly nice town.

 

[BaccaBossMC]

Right, because the cost savings on changing the type of roof metal on this building would totally be enough to change the cost of 60 million iphones they will ship this quarter

Its not just the roofing material. Don't get me wrong, I love Apple, but it is an unnecessary cost. I know its not going to be the only one. Using something like Stainless steel or Titanium, while not looking quite as nice, would still look amazing, do the job, and cost way less. Making similar choices in other areas would reduce the cost of operating the company, so the savings could either be passed down to the consumer, or spent on increased engineering ventures. But then again, this is coming from someone with an engineering mentality. Speak to an accountant, the people who usually (and unfortunately) run these companies, they will argue for the marketing brought about by unnecessary extravagance.

 

[prowlmedia]

Roofs made of carbon fiber. Sigh. No wonder the iPhone X costs $1000. Carbon fiber is really nice looking, light, and strong, but it is extremely costly. If they reduced their use of unnecessary materials, then the prices of products could go down, increasing potential sales.

Sure carbon fibre is expensive but actually cheaper in the long run. Cheap to move and install. Ultra strong and won’t decay. Also less raw material than most other roofing... also roof needs the strength for the lovely green solar Panels...

Anyway what I want to know is what stuff can you buy in there? I went to the old one and go some nice notebooks etc... the clothes for the most part were terrible quality... really it up to Apple standards.

 

[acctman]

this will be featured in a movie where it gets blown up or over taken by aliens

 

[IJ Reilly]

Knowing Apple, they will eventually have some type of drone defense, such as a vectored EMP cannon or some net launcher. Apple likely does not want people to know what secret projects they are working on, as much as we would like it.

The campus is in the airspace for San Jose Airport, so flying a drone in that area would be illegal. During the construction a special exception (called a NOTAM) allowed UAV flight over the site. It appears to have expired.

 

[The Barron]

I shudder to think how much an Apple Park-specific tote bag costs. Or attempt to understand the people that would spend money on such a thing, along with most of those items. I wonder if Ive designed them?

"If you have to ask, you can't afford it."