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Apple Submits Revised Plans and Renderings for Apple's New Campus
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And yet working at Apple during his latter tenure was still considered a prized job in the tech world.
Wouldn't a single piece of glass be a pain to upkeep? E.g., if there is a crack, damage, etc...?
It's not a single piece of glass. It's just many glasses keeping up with the same curvature.
I wonder if they ever thought to make it in the shape of the Apple logo?
outline.
It would be nice if the pool in the center courtyard was in the shape of the Apple logo (and lit from below so it can be seen by overflying aircraft at night).
You have to look at the full landscape site plan: http://www.cupertino.org/inc/pdf/apple/Site_Plan-Landscaping.pdf
Parking is below the building.
Solar panels, perhaps??
I would imagine that building will have it's own power generators. The shape may be for more reasons than just the looks.
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HALO!!! :d
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Is it? The plans show four stories parking garage. Could parking be located in the center of the ring? That's the impression i got when I saw the blueprints (lol, not blue anymore) last night, and it would make a lot of sense for an environmentally friendly building. I'll take a look again...
EDIT: you are right, there's a two-level parking garage underground. I could swear I saw four-level parking ago ground on the actual ring.. Maybe it was in a dream....
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And surely it will not be cheap glass
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Me too!
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Take a look at the plans and full rendering. There's more to it than meets the eye. This is not supposed to be an Art Deco structure, you know?
Just consider where it's gong to be located, and what that area is known for and you may understand why it has been designed like that.
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I would imagine the value of the homes on the bottom right of the rendering have skyrocketed once Apple decided to build there.
Let's hope Samsung doesn't have any circular buildings in the pipeline, so everyone's IP lawyers can take a break from hostilities over the festive period!
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No, they will all be teleported there, jeez
bmturney said:
No, they will all be teleported there, jeez
IIRC, there is a CalTrain station not too far away. I'd imagine that Apple would run shuttles to/from the station. I've seen a number of large companies run private buses to/from local rail stations, at least on the east coast. Not sure if that's done as much in CA, but I don't see why it shouldn't be.
While I'm a big advocate for urban development (and work in the public transit industry, as it turns out), Apple has always had ties to Cupertino, so I wouldn't imagine them leaving anytime soon.
EDIT: If you look at the diagrams here, there is something that seems to be called the "Apple Transit Center" on the right side of the complex. So Apple will probably be running shuttles from there to the Lawrence Caltrain Station and perhaps to other locations, also. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple ran their own private transit to many other communities and urban centers in the area.
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It's curious that Apple, a company which prides itself on forward thinking, would build their new campus in what is essentially an isolated suburban office park.
Steve Jobs was adamant that good design involved how a product worked -- not simply how it looked. And this circular glass structure couldn't be a better example of designing for aesthetic instead of functionality.
Steve Jobs was adamant that good design involved how a product worked -- not simply how it looked. And this circular glass structure couldn't be a better example of designing for aesthetic instead of functionality.
Earthquakes are not a concern for new buildings in California. We have plenty of tall buildings in LA and SF, and building codes are sufficient to make any new building earthquake safe. The reason for staying low is much more "California" - visual pollution. Californians are VERY sensitive to construction that changes the view of the landscape. Whether you consider blocked views or just the eyesore of a huge building - Californians would kill a tall building like that in a heartbeat.
Don't forget that tech companies just don't do skyscrapers.
I'm sure Microsoft could have built a 1,000 foot tower in Redmond, but instead they have a spread out, campus-style layout. It makes you feel like you're in college and you can walk around to different buildings intead of just putting on your suit and going into a big, tall, dark building to not come out for 16 hours.
I'm sure Microsoft could have built a 1,000 foot tower in Redmond, but instead they have a spread out, campus-style layout. It makes you feel like you're in college and you can walk around to different buildings intead of just putting on your suit and going into a big, tall, dark building to not come out for 16 hours.
