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New Aerial Video Shows Ongoing Apple Campus 2 Construction
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Skynet coming along nicely 
Of the 5 discrete elements already under construction, the centre one is the cafeteria. If you look carefully you can see it's a quadruple height space. The main service yard is also directly below the plaza space that sits in front of it.
Yeah, I have a copy of the plans somewhere
Actually this is pretty interesting from an architectural standpoint.
It's even more clear than in the plans that the building is actually many units separated by vertical circulation cores. A collection of buildings just connected by glazed atriums to create the full circle.
You can see now how teams will be divided by 'building' so no one person will ever really have to make the trek around the campus Some entirely different team will be working independently on the opposite side of the campus. So as much as Apple says they are integrating development, I think this clear segregation of departments and teams will only serve to increase the competitive and dislocated way that Apple often work on products.
However spatially, the only real groans you'll be hearing from employees are the poor buggers who work on the opposite side from the cafeteria.
Perhaps Ive will lose weight if he walks round the building three times a day.
Well according to Business Insider Apple is micromanaging the project and has crazy standards.
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This is what Jony Ive said in the New Yorker.Actually this is pretty interesting from an architectural standpoint.
It's even more clear than in the plans that the building is actually many units separated by vertical circulation cores. A collection of buildings just connected by glazed atriums to create the full circle.
You can see now how teams will be divided by 'building' so no one person will ever really have to make the trek around the campus Some entirely different team will be working independently on the opposite side of the campus. So as much as Apple says they are integrating development, I think this clear segregation of departments and teams will only serve to increase the competitive and dislocated way that Apple often work on products.
However spatially, the only real groans you'll be hearing from employees are the poor buggers who work on the opposite side from the cafeteria.
"Apple's campus will feature a massive 2.8 million square foot ring-shaped main building"
For comparison, the Pentagon has about 6,500,000 sq ft (600,000 m2), of which 3,700,000 sq ft (340,000 m2) are used as offices (per wiki). At one time I believe the Pentagon was the largest office building under one roof, but that has since been superseded by quite a few skyscraper office buildings in the past few decades.
For comparison, the Pentagon has about 6,500,000 sq ft (600,000 m2), of which 3,700,000 sq ft (340,000 m2) are used as offices (per wiki). At one time I believe the Pentagon was the largest office building under one roof, but that has since been superseded by quite a few skyscraper office buildings in the past few decades.
So you don't like the music, turn the volume off... duh. Props to the guy who put this together, nicely done.
Drove around this site last year, was taken aback by how immense it was. Hoping to come back when the visitor centre is opened up.
Drove around this site last year, was taken aback by how immense it was. Hoping to come back when the visitor centre is opened up.
Now we understand the rings on the Apple Watch fitness status display!
I posted this on a separate post earlier but thought I should share here:
Apple and Tesla have two of the most exciting construction projects going on simultaneously right now. Both companies are building some of the largest buildings in the world. However, as large as Apple Campus 2 is going to be, I was realizing recently it is tiny compared to the Gigafactory. I threw together this graphic comparing the size of both to show just how massive they are.
...or they could make a little moat around the perimeter of the building and hire a gondolier!
Lets see... We have a circle building, a pentagon, a rectangle and there are many square buildings in the world... Anyone up to building a hexagon?I posted this on a separate post earlier but thought I should share here:
Apple and Tesla have two of the most exciting construction projects going on simultaneously right now. Both companies are building some of the largest buildings in the world. However, as large as Apple Campus 2 is going to be, I was realizing recently it is tiny compared to the Gigafactory. I threw together this graphic comparing the size of both to show just how massive they are.
Dude, first time trying out the new drone? While amazing to see the structure in process, the filming is nauseating. Hope they remember to get the cranes out of the middle. And imagine the enormous team of landscapers required to convert that massive round desert into a forest in the center.
Allegedly there are "executive" hallways and elevators in The Loop from the beginning. They were built mostly for Scully's old executive crew to avoid walking around the "t-shirt and beach shorts types." Was told one can drive their big expensive cars into a separate underground parking lot, get into the executive elevator and be in the top floors of IL2 with access to the upper floors of IL1 and IL3 without ever seeing a t-shirt.
Then there is the infamous VIP balcony overlooking the main lobby of IL1 that takes two security passes to enter from the street. Haven't been in The Loop since the dust settled over Steve passing away. Very curious to see if things were opened up.
As for the new campus, I bet Tim Cook knows the configuration of the executive offices is part of his legacy. Looking at the public plans, there is a slight symmetry break on the southwest part of the Mothership. This section has one of the best views of the Santa Cruz mountains and spectacular sunsets with sun reflections off the Pacific lighting up the sky in many colors. The top floor of this corner is supposedly executive offices with very high ceiling and open spaces up to a few thousand square feet.
There is an unedited video with 30 minutes of raw footage. Bonus is that there's NO music track
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What is the purpose of the pyramidal mound of dirt? Are they using it to store topsoil and fill dirt?
That pile has been there for months before the Apple purchase. Odds are it is excavation dirt from a nearby construction project.
Every time I hear Apple's Spaceship Campus mentioned…. I keep hearing that Nicki Minaj song "Starships" in my head….
(warning, explicit lyrics)
(warning, explicit lyrics)