Apple Submits Revised Plans and Renderings for Apple's New Campus

[coolbreeze]

This includes new information detailing the tree landscaping around the building. Lots of apricot near the visitor parking lot (orange colored circles) and in the circle. And an apple orchard near the dining area (yellow circles).

Notice the apartment complex on the bottom left.

I remember watching Steve's City Council presentation...

"well, they are not for sale"

He sounded none to pleased that they would not give up that land.

I don't blame him. It makes the plot look kinda janky. Shame, really.

 

[Dmunjal]

Nothing to do with earthquakes. San Francisco has plenty of tall buildings. The city of Cupertino restricts how tall buildings can be.

 

[LondonCentral]

If I work my ass off until 2015, maybe I can get a job there. It's a great motivator that's for sure!

 

[KDC99]

Steven P. Jobs Campus...

You know it is going to be named after Mr. Jobs! It just has to be...

 

[ShinyDren]

I wish the AirPort Extreme had the same shape. That would be a cool thing.

Cool like these?

 

[wikus]

If I work my ass off until 2015, maybe I can get a job there. It's a great motivator that's for sure!

Might not be such a bad idea now that Steve Jobs tyranny around the office isnt around. We all know how he treated his employees.

 

[danahn17]

I don't know who the architects and designers of the building are... but kudos to them for sure!

 

[AidenShaw]

Nice pen for the sheep

Pretty sick bldg.

The building is a horrific waste of space in an area that is trying to intelligently manage growth.

IMO, the spaceship campus will not happen as it is proposed - without Jobs' superstar status the Cupertino planning boards will reject the current proposal and force Apple to come up with a different design that is better for Cupertino.

"Pretty sick bldg" is right on!

You know it is going to be named after Mr. Jobs! It just has to be...

The late turtlenecked-overlord would probably have rejected that idea....

 

[RoboCop001]

Yeah, but a Stargate in that position is buried like that for a reason...

I think it's more of an Ori supergate haha.

 

[Schmitty11]

Bull fight anyone?

 

[danahn17]

Bull fight anyone?

I can imagine two scenarios already:

1. Apple fanboy vs Android fanboy battle.

or better yet,

2. Place the iPhone 5 prototype in the center, and have all the news reporters / rumor sites fight for it.

 

[StephenCampbell]

Aren't there a lot of earthquakes in California? What's the point of building this thing now? It'll just get destroyed within a hundred years.

 

[Yvan256]

Funny that the post immediately following yours has this for tagline...

"This gate's plastic." Captain Carter, Stargate SG-1, "Touchstone"

 

[jahsavi]

This is the real infinite loop ;p

No but really we need to name the building. It needs a cool name not "the new campus." Ideas...??

 

[yetanotherdave]

This is the real infinite loop ;p

No but really we need to name the building. It needs a cool name not "the new campus." Ideas...??

Surely it's already been nicknamed: "mothership".

 

[cwerdna]

On a semi-related note, the local news here is reporting mixed reactions about the new campus:
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/local/Apple-Campus-2-0--Concerns-in-Cupertino/135078898

People living near Apple's proposed second campus are voicing their concerns about traffic and even increased smoking among company employees. NBC Bay Area's Jean Elle reports.

 

[Gemütlichkeit]

How great would it be if they put in an underground parking garage.

 

[japanime]

A desktop picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[BrianMojo]

There sure is a lot of smoke in that valley, I hope nothing's caught fire.

 

[bdkennedy1]

Oh God the next iMac is going to be round isn't it?

 

[HarryPot]

Wouldn't going from one side of the building to the other be a pain?

I suppose it will have some kind of transportation, but still, it seems weird.

 

[tylerk36]

This particular ship doesn't have a battle bridge. It has the main bridge and 4 shuttle bays. Its means of propulsion is a primary warp core with circular nacells. Johnny Cochran designed them. Wonder where they pan to travel too when its ready? LOL.

 

[ladeer]

None of the major headquarters in the bay area are in tall buildings. Intel's, Google's, Oracle's, and Apple's current. Several reasons...earthquakes, the buildings are much farther spread out than in crowded city, etc.

webex (now cisco) building on freedom circle, santa clara: more than 12 floors
oracle buildings in redwood city: also more than 10 story
McAfee (formerly Yahoo HQ) is about 8 floors
Sales Force.com: more than 6 floors
Adobe in San Jose: Sky-scrapper in downtown SJC
Next to Adobe you will find Deloitte and Acer
Shall I continue?

Btw, making the spaceship 10 or 100 story tall is just plain stupid

 

[FPSDavid]

All of you saying its a Stargate, it's CLEARLY a Supergate.

 

[the8thark]

It'll be made out of brushed aluminum and aluminosilicate glass.

Where have I seen that before?
Yeah the iMac I own.