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Apple Proposing a Massive Glass-Roofed Retail Store on the Third Street Promenade

URFloorMatt said:
For all those people bitching about sunlight and cooling costs--get a clue. Virtually all skyscrapers built these days are predominately glass enclosures. The glass will surely be reflective, and it will both lower cooling costs and avoid the bright sunlight problem.
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It's nevertheless less reflective than a solid opaque wall - OK reflective isn't the right word here.

I work in a glass building, a lot of light enters, surfaces in the building will absorb the light turning it into heat.
It looks cool and all, I can't imagine what it would feel like if the air conditioning broke down.><

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I have been to malls with glass tops ... well on days when the sun is shining full blast, it's a feel the heat a little even with the air conditioning up and running.

It will never be as efficient as having a solid opaque overhead, that reflects and absorbs (while being a pretty good insulator) the energy, keeping it away from the inside.
 
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Gasu E. said:
It's an excellent question. The goal is not to compensate employees for expenses but to incent them to make the change. I would guess that the belief is that people who would potentially bike to work already own bikes, would like to bike to work, and just need a small nudge to push them over. On the other hand, public transit subsidies are meant to appeal to the much larger group of people who might be pushed into giving up the flexibility of driving for public transportation.
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Just excuse the question, but how expensive is public transport in that area?

Where I live, using public transit within your local area for a year is about as expensive as a decent bike. Since a bike normally lasts many years and is quite inexpensive to maintain, biking is much cheaper on the long run.

Christian
 
Lucky!

I wish they'd remodel the Apple Store in Grand Rapids, MI in Woodland Mall! It's TINY! And on most days, it's extremely crowded! It's so small, you can only comfortably fit MAYBE two dozen people in there, but most busy days bring at least two times that!
 
Glass ceiling?

I would think that a purportedly progressive company like Apple would be trying to shatter glass ceilings, not create them.
 
Small and limp

I'm thinking with the walls of colorful monitors and all the other bad ideas in this store design that this is looking much more like a Microsoft store concept than an Apple store.
 
This is gonna be great with all them glossy screens and glass rooftop. Will look more like a mirror shop then a mac-store≥
 
I have been to that Apple store, as well as the one in Pasadena, I would like a update on the design, because they look the same. I would like to see one in either a historic/restored place with architectural awesomeness. :D
 
Ahheck01 said:
If the ceiling glass is auto-dimming, color me impressed.
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That actually exists... I'd be impressed if they used solar panels. There are solar panels that look much like a glass window, though a bit more frosty that also can auto dim.

If anyone's ever been to one of the huge newer BP locations where the canopy above the gas pumps has the glass tiles, that's what those panes of glass are. One canopy generates enough power in a day to power an entire town (it's fed back into the grid.)

If apple did something like that, I'd be very impressed and they'd be showing a real commitment to being green.
 
UV rays, skin cancer risk?

Eugh, so if you work there, are you going to need to wear sunscreen all day?
 
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I ride my bike to work, stuff it into the employee break room and I don't get a penny of compensation-maybe steve-o will buy the Albertsons Grocery Store chain so I can get 20 bucks extra each month!
 
Like pointed out earlier this is just a larger version of a current design that Apple already uses on their Upper West Side store.

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wow,
they are spending so much money on these stores. I have been several times at Promenade. The story is just fine, maybe instead of roof glass they could add a second floor and have more space.
 
Stridder44 said:
I'd be very surprised if the glass wasn't tinted to some degree.
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Agreed. It would be cool if it wasn't scorching hot, in the evening, or raining, but if it's clear glass and it's anywhere from 10-3/4, it's going to be direct sunlight on your head. Which always sucks.

But they already know about this, I'm sure it will be a pleasant experience. My only gripe is that there are always too many damn people in the store. You can't walk 2 steps without bumping into anyone.

I went to the one in Orlando most recently (one of the two there) and, from outside, it literally, read: literally, looked like a giant mass of people. Like, you know how zombies all huddle together? Think that.

They should honestly put a rope outside and only let a certain number in at one time.
 
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