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Nearly Completed Apple Park Campus Shown Off in New Drone Video
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Too bad that visitor center is not in the park, but across the street.
It was flying really close to that security checkpoint and I am surprised they didn't notice it. The people in the store didn't seem to notice the drone when it was not that far away.
Very few.
The old HP campus that was here before had way more asphalt, concrete, buildings, etc.
The new Apple Park has a LOT more green space. It is likely that the property will gain more animal life over the upcoming months and years relative to how the land was used prior to Apple Park.
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.
Steve Jobs, in his last public appearance before his death in October 2011:
“ It's got a gorgeous courtyard in the middle, and a lot more. It's a circle, so it's curved all the way round. This is not the cheapest way to build something. Every pane of glass in the main building will be curved. We have a shot, at building the best office building in the world. I really do think that architecture students will come here to see it."
It is both inspiring and awesome. I am looking forward to visiting it some day.
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.
What happens when it rains on any patio? The tables are wood, not paper.
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.
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.
Well, it is called Apple Park. Oh wait... you actually thought it was "Apple" as in the technology company? No, no. Steve Jobs' dream was to get into agriculture. He's been dreaming about growing macintosh apples since he was a boy.
The agriculture industry is ripe for disruption.
My guess is that the wood has been treated with a waterproof sealant like this stuff.
In addition, perhaps the staff would put weatherproof furniture covers over the tables when rain is in the forecast like this retail patio furniture cover from Home Depot. My guess is that there are industrial versions available as well, maybe at patio furniture stores or restaurant supply stores.
The maintenance and upkeep for outdoor wood furniture is more than for plastic pieces, but the aesthetics are better.
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I fly in and out of SFO regularly. The campus is recognizable from at least 30 miles away.
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.
You said:
"The drone perspective shows you unbelievably how massive this building really is."
Likely you meant:"The drone perspective shows you how unbelievably massive this building really is."
In the former case, "unbelievably" applies to the veracity of the manner in which the drone shows something, in the latter, it applies to the massiveness of the thing the drone is showing. Your explanation suggests my joke didn't prompt you to take a closer look at what you originally wrote. No matter. We both agree the building is unbelievably massive.
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It all depends on how the "winter" goes. There have been drier and warmer ones, and there have been colder ones, and there have been fairly wet ones as well. That said, there's certainly a much more milder climate in that region for a good part of pretty much any year.
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They being? The original settlers?