It’s amazing how big this structure if you’re right there standing. Yet when things taken from above everything is such a puny man made structure. As you zoom farther out we’re getting smaller and becoming less significant.
Very few.I wonder how many Animals they pushed off that piece of land.
Nice attempt at negativity but the parcels of land put together to form Apple Park were largely parking lots and office buildings. HP used to have it's main offices here. The current land usage has 80% of the space allocated as "green space" so there are likely to be more birds, bees, trees and local animals on the site than there has been for decades.I wonder how many Animals they pushed off that piece of land.
California is a big enough state that is has a lot. Ocean, mountains, snow, deserts, rivers, national parks, etc. etc. etc. What part of that is it you do not like?Absolutely
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Oh, I love to be in California... temporarilyMy aunt lives there and I love visiting. I just would never want to live there.
I'm really impressed with how quickly the landscaping has settled in. Much of it already looks like it's been there for years. I'm curious about that visitor's center though: the rooftop lounge area appears to be open to the weather. What happens when it rains on all those wood tables?
I noticed that some of the trees in the courtyard are planted randomly (like nature or a typical park) and some are in rows.
The only reason I can think of to plant in rows is for agriculture. As in to allow machinery to harvest fruit from the trees (for example). I’m curious what those trees are growing. Steve did mention bringing back trees native to the area. I imagine staff are going to have access to fresh-off-the-tree fruit in the cafeteria.
My guess is that the wood has been treated with a waterproof sealant like this stuff.I'm curious about that visitor's center though: the rooftop lounge area appears to be open to the weather. What happens when it rains on all those wood tables?
I fly in and out of SFO regularly. The campus is recognizable from at least 30 miles away.The drone perspective shows you unbelievably how massive this building really is.
Now while Apple has a new Home, the Pod is still missing.
Architecturally it's mind blowing of course, and aerial photographs show off its unconventional shape — but to the average Apple employee who has to work there day in day out behind his desk in an open-office environment — does a gigantic ring make any difference? Drone footage is one thing, but working environment is another. Trees in the center bull ring are nice, but when you walk in there you have untold hundreds of windows looking down at you. There's nowhere to "hide". You're genuinely a bug under the microscope. How could anyone relax in the bull ring knowing their supervisor may be watching them? I predict the bull ring (center arena) will become a ghost town of silent trees. I know I wouldn't want to enter it except to walk to the other side of the building as quickly as possible.
Wow, several comments in and MR forum members haven't used Apple Park as a segue to complain about every Apple product ever made....(faints)
You said:No, Carl, A drone doesn't need to show this building in a manner to make it believable, which we already know it's a massive building. However, I find it unbelievably large when using An aerial view from the drone Given the Magnitude of entire architecture from those angles.
Traffic, Gangs, Thugs, Mafias, Celebrities, Pollution, Drug Cartels, Crimes, Wildfires and Kardashians.California is a big enough state that is has a lot. Ocean, mountains, snow, deserts, rivers, national parks, etc. etc. etc. What part of that is it you do not like?
http://www.sfgate.com/news/slideshow/Bay-Area-storm-on-February-9-141087.phpSomeone else can correct me if I'm wrong but Cupertino is well known for its near perfect weather. It's almost always 70 and sunny. Very little rain.
They being? The original settlers?I wonder how many Animals they pushed off that piece of land.