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New Drone Video Shows Continued Landscaping and Construction at Apple Park
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If the campus (or at least Steve Jobs theater) isn't finished in time for the event, then Apple should hold their keynote at the same location as the original iPhone since this year is the 10 year anniversary. 
[doublepost=1503631093][/doublepost]As a small business employer, I find it offensive that talent would leave their careers due to the floor layout in their new building.
However, I would also highly doubt that someone isn't actively working on alternative types of work spaces. There has to be some form of basic privacy for some departments and executives.
What's offensive is the world's richest company not providing work conditions that suit the needs of their most valuable engineers.
They're finally turfing the place and it seems they're starting in front of the Cafeteria and Theatre and there are loads of little temporary pavilions that have in the last few months been set up around that Cafeteria and the centre of the campus.
I'd wager that they're prepping it to give people a tour of the more public areas of the campus during the September event. I recon it's happening in Apple Park.
Maybe the 'hands-on' will happen in the Cafeteria and they'll just bus people over? (or better yet, use Apple powered self driving vehicles)
I'd wager that they're prepping it to give people a tour of the more public areas of the campus during the September event. I recon it's happening in Apple Park.
Maybe the 'hands-on' will happen in the Cafeteria and they'll just bus people over? (or better yet, use Apple powered self driving vehicles
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It's not about "floor layout." It's about an engineer ten years ago having a decent-sized office with a door on a quiet hallway to himself. It's about that same guy five years later being forced to double or triple up in the same office with team mates. And next year, he's going to be sitting on a bench in a cafeteria with 200 people around.
If you don't see the horror and indignity in that, then you don't have the typical personality type of an engineer. The only offence here is in the SVPs being naive enough to get talked into this horse **** by the social engineering architects.
I like seeing the guys inside the SJ theater sweeping, you don’t start sweeping until you are pretty close to finish, too bad we can’t see inside the auditorium.
Also the cafeteria looks done, and I like how they are putting down grass right outside.
Looks to me like they are working to get it done in 3 weeks, and probably invite people into the cafeteria.
Anyone check the usual venues, sometimes you can tell where it’s being held by looking at scheduled events.
Also the cafeteria looks done, and I like how they are putting down grass right outside.
Looks to me like they are working to get it done in 3 weeks, and probably invite people into the cafeteria.
Anyone check the usual venues, sometimes you can tell where it’s being held by looking at scheduled events.
There's zero chance the theater will be ready in time. It's crazy seeing the number of uninformed people here thinking it will be ready.
Do people really think the roadways will all be paved in time to service the 1,000-seat auditorium? In the event of an emergency, are ambulances supposed to drive down unmarked dirt roads? Perhaps fire trucks will connect their hoses to unmarked hydrants?
Before acceptance and move in, the building commissioning process alone will take at least a month. That includes everything from balancing the HVAC to testing the electrical, communications, fire, and security systems. Deficiency reports need to be generated. The project manager need to be involved; mechanical and electrical contractors need to be contacted. Start-up checklists, operations manuals, and testing procedures need to be created. Most importantly, people need to be trained.
Sweeping means nothing except removing hazards from the work site.
The foam blocks are shallow and porous. Roots can penetrate them to the deeper soil below. They’re intended to create precise topography. The arbourists hired by Apple know what they’re doing.
Double pane windows have a buffer of air in between. It’s how skyscrapers keep cool. Imagine how hot curtain glass skyscrapers would get if they were greenhouses as you suggest.
There’s a glass elevator. You can see one here.
There are emergency exits around the entrance lobby as well as further down the hill where the stage is. There’s also a loading dock that can fit trucks right into the backstage underground.
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You do know that the building is already occupied right? Apple staff started moving in in April. All of those checks and approvals have to have gone through before occupancy started. Everything else you said is invalidated by that one point.
The fact that they’re installing pre-grown grass only and specifically around the theatre entrance and the spaceship lobby suggests an imminent use. They’re clearly getting ready for visitors.
The road to the theatre is already paved (seen in previous videos).
What you see here is the prep for a lawn that’ll surround the lobby.
3 weeks? They’ve got plenty of time to put on the finishing touches at the theatre. It can even be ready in the coming days ahead of the invite.
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Nice. You pretend there is only one building on Apple Park. And the Theater is part of that one building.
You've never actually worked on a construction project, have you?
All of the stuff you just described is done on an ongoing basis throughout a project, prior to the issuance of a TCO. Electrical contractors need to be contacted? Seriously? They are one of the first people on the project, and are there until the end. Commissioning of electrical systems, for example, including sign offs by EOR/IOR is completed as part of an ongoing process. You don't wait until the end for the IOR to sign off.
Silly.
No no X ray vision I'm afraid, then again you don't really superpowers to be able to see that there is still construction work going on in the auditorium building and the surrounding areas and that there isn't a single viable access point other than a few dirt tracks. A pair of eyes and a bit of common sense is sufficient I think.
It is basically in the middle of an active construction site as if they are going to herd thousands of press in there before its even finished
Bet they do. Bet it's ready. I think the top level is meant to be pretty minimalist. They have 2 weeks 3 days to do the landscaping around the theatre. That seems within the reach of a company like Apple!
Having made my bold claim, I do concede it's interesting that the Bill Graham Centre doesn't have an event listed. That might indicate an overconfidence in my prediction! Somehow I've been convinced it would be at Apple Park for ages.
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That round theatre entrance is amazing. Visiting the Apple HQ will be on my bucket list, I hope I can see it before it's torn down in my old age.
Oh... really?
"Zero chance"... Who's the "number of uninformed people" now? Why don't you just sit down and be quiet?
For the record, here is the TCO I was talking about. Try to post FACTS, people. If you don't know, it's okay... just don't post!
