Jony Ive Talks Apple Park, Scoffs at Claim of New Campus Contributing to Local Tree Shortage

[Zirel]

Open work spaces suck

Don't we all love cubicle jungles?

 

[lincolntran]

12,000 workers...14,000 lunches, who's having more than one lunch?!

probably the extra capacity for "others" such as visitors, spouses & children of employees visiting, tourists, partners from various companies, contractors, etc.

 

[Nunyabinez]

Don't we all love cubicle jungles?

We called that a cube farm. And when someone made a loud noise everyone would poke their heads up to see what happened. We called it "Prairie Dogging."

 

[AppleInLVX]

Don't we all love cubicle jungles?

Cripes, that's nightmare fuel.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

No need

https://www.facebook.com/flx/warn/?u=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-jony-ive-masterminded-apples-new-headquarters-1501063201&h=ATPd6FrFwxBoIWHRKrhtWmTU5dS4iMEXfG39UrktN-9g4MfRdoVOlB4gccd51oUfli3k00TmYJr-zyIqFr2LhH9kdUx9&_rdr

Thanks for the link.

 

[CarlJ]

too much reflexions, need sun glasses

Nah, just tell Siri to dim the windows.

 

[Mr. Dee]

I want to visit it next year. Hopefully I can go over to the main campus and go up to Jony's office, start up his retina MacBook and update my Facebook status and give a shout out to everyone here on Macrumors.

 

[Boatboy24]

They say taupe is very soothing.

Nice one, Rusty.

 

[kyjaotkb]

I wonder if Apple employees will actually be able to keep anything on their desk?

There's a chance that many of those desks are hot desks - first come first served. At least it was the case when I interned at Apple in 2009-2010 in London. You had an Aluminium cinema display with a MagSafe cable for your MBP on most desks, but weren't really going to leave your crap on the desk. And if you arrived really late you had to find a spot at the cafeteria, where you just had power outlets.
The nostalgia!

 

[RickInHouston]

Nah, just tell Siri to dim the windows.

It would have to search the web for you...
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Aside from your anguish against Jony Ive. Honest question, how is Ive unlikable if you never met him? Have you ever had a personal interaction with him?

If I may... You can't be that full of yourself in descibing things and not be. I think that's what he's getting at.

 

[Zirel]

No need

https://www.facebook.com/flx/warn/?u=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-jony-ive-masterminded-apples-new-headquarters-1501063201&h=ATPd6FrFwxBoIWHRKrhtWmTU5dS4iMEXfG39UrktN-9g4MfRdoVOlB4gccd51oUfli3k00TmYJr-zyIqFr2LhH9kdUx9&_rdr

Thanks.

For your PDF pleasure:

https://file.io/bXz5Hj

 

[MysteriousStain]

Everybody is missing the clue here. The new iPhone is going to be a ring that you wear on your head. Images and calls will be beamed directly into your brain.

 

[Asarien]

12,000 workers...14,000 lunches, who's having more than one lunch?!

You must not live in the Bay Area. Those extra 4,000 lunches are for guests and visitors.

 

[tipoo]

From the full article

" (The inspiration is mutual: Ive told Abrams that he had the look of the original Stormtroopers in mind when he designed Apple’s earbuds.)"

Odd - Abrams definitely didn't make the original Storm Troopers

 

[garotemonkey]

"440,000 pound" glass doors?
What is this, the entrance to Mordor??

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WALK IN TO THE APPLE CAFETERIA...

 

[zoomp]

Ehh honestly it's kind of messy. A lot going on. The entrance / front desk area is cool and being able to be on one level and look right below and see another, but other than that... I'd rather be at Apple Park.

Like all things apple, what’s not built is what is beautiful. Apple “park”.

 

[Bacillus]

So billions of customers walking around with refurbed iphone models, refurbed iPads (leaving Macs what they are, i.e. not important) with 4 years lack of compelling designs, can be relieved with enough trees in a yard.
Oh wait, average bezel width has improved 5 millimeters.
Thanks, Joni

 

[AppleInLVX]

You must not live in the Bay Area. Those extra 4,000 lunches are for guests and visitors.

The thing that keeps getting missed is that this supposes not a single employee brings lunch. Ever. Maybe we do things differently up here, but that'd be pretty crazy if more people opted to pay for lunch every day in my building than bring their own.

 

[kemal]

Open plan office space = Toothpick crossbow wars

 

[CarlJ]

"440,000 pound" glass doors?
What is this, the entrance to Mordor??

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WALK IN TO THE APPLE CAFETERIA...

This being Apple, I'm sure they're balanced/assisted to the point where a baby squirrel could open them, but you still get points.

 

[actcyclist]

I see all this innovation; but at the end of the day workers are still shoved into the same tiny desks with no personal space.

 

[Bacillus]

This being Apple, I'm sure they're balanced/assisted to the point where a baby squirrel could open them, but you still get points.

Yes, and oh, Joni tested all pastel tree colors - while the world was waiting for a new iphone design.
I can live another 4 years with the same iP6 case while he does ultrasonic milking of bee larves.
Just a matter of priorities.

 

[WestonHarvey1]

Is there a tree shortage? Who is complaining? Crucial details for a story like this to matter.

 

[Tech198]

Don't we all love cubicle jungles?

That's allot of cubical's.. Trying to find your desk in that would be like trying to find your way out of a maze.

 

[Chambers McMac]

Cripes, that's nightmare fuel.