New Video Shows Up-Close Look at Progress on Apple Campus 2

[MacRumors]

Construction on Apple's spaceship-shaped second campus is progressing, as detailed in a new close-up video shared by Skycore on Vimeo. Shot last Monday, the video offers a look at the current state of construction, depicting a finished foundation, the first walls of the ring-shaped structure, and work on an underground parking facility.

Apple has had some issues with campus construction as of late, and in May, the company hired Silicon Valley company Rudolph & Sletten to take over as general contractor, replacing Skanska USA and DPR Construction as work begins on the interior of the building. It is not clear why Apple parted ways with the original general contractor on the project, but according to Skanska, an agreement could not be reached for "the revised scope of work."

Apple's campus features a massive 2.8 million square foot ring-shaped main building, an underground parking lot, a 100,000 square foot fitness center, and a 120,000 square foot auditorium for hosting major events. The entire campus will be covered with hundreds of trees and there will be a central garden with outdoor dining areas. A second phase of development will add several nearby research and development facilities.

Campus 2 is costing Apple upwards of $5 billion, and it is unclear if its recent contractor shift has increased initial cost estimates. It's also unknown if the project is still on track for a late 2016 completion, but Apple has not notified the City of Cupertino of any delays, so it may still be finished at the end of next year.

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[AngerDanger]

After thousands of years of manually inputting His password, God Himself will be able to enjoy Touch ID.

 

[soupcan]

Boy do I want to see this thing completed. From the renders it looks awesome.

After thousands of years of manually inputting His password, God Himself will be able to enjoy Touch ID.

That's the most original comment I've seen in a while.

 

[bhferguson]

So what's going on in the middle of the ring - looks like some fairly deep infrastructure going in - are there secret tunnels to connect the sides or is that some type of pump system for a potential pond or water feature? Is there a permanent egress between the outside and inside for service vehicles?

 

[BaldiMac]

So what's going on in the middle of the ring - looks like some fairly deep infrastructure going in - are there secret tunnels to connect the sides or is that some type of pump system for a potential pond or water feature? Is there a permanent egress between the outside and inside for service vehicles?

Auditorium of some sort. I think it's for media presentations IIRC.

 

[iPhonetherefore]

I wonder how many superchargers they will have for employees teslas?

 

[coolfactor]

That is the first video that truly gave me perspective of just how MASSIVE that building is! Wow!

 

[tomnavratil]

Looks pretty cool - I hope they do manage it on time! With Taylor Swift's approval of course.

 

[AngerDanger]

That's the most original comment I've seen in a while.

Personally, I think it's a bit derivative of the generic Apple-campus-looks-like-Touch-ID comments.

It's actually one big Touch ID for giants.

Touch ID for when God want's to end the world.

"To start Apocalypse, Scan Fingerprint"

"Sorry fingerprint not recognized"

Doh!

Maybe they should build a giant keyboard also.

 

[nocturnum]

Somebody obviously saw some Batman drama in an ordinary construction site aerial.

 

[LucasEVille]

Obviously Taylor Swift didn't approve of Skanska

 

[Cisco_Kid]

After thousands of years of manually inputting His password, God Himself will be able to enjoy Touch ID.

Would be a shame to get spaghetti sauce all over that nice building

 

[heimo]

That is the first video that truly gave me perspective of just how MASSIVE that building is! Wow!

Sure the diameter is quite large, but it's only 6 millimeters thin.

 

[nocturnum]

After thousands of years of manually inputting His password, God Himself will be able to enjoy Touch ID.

And with a single press, He shall restore order to the galaxy.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

$5 billion may sound like a lot, but it's a relative bargain compared to the restoration of the Houses of Parliament in London.

That's estimated to cost $11 billion.

 

[AngerDanger]

And with a single press, He shall restore order to the galaxy.

All while purchasing a copy of Lady Gaga's most recent single!

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

Auditorium of some sort. I think it's for media presentations IIRC.

That's where the landing gear goes.

 

[Sym0]

What amazes me is that as HUGE a scale as this building is, it is literally only costing apple a few % of the CASH they have in the bank. This is peanuts to them, gives you an idea of what they are sitting on if you extrapolate that out. My god they are wealthy!

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

Yes, now go visit either of the Apple Music threads and you'd think many of us think Apple may be bankrupted by spending up to a fraction of this amount to fully pay the entire bill for the streaming service for 3 months, even if tens of millions sign up for the trial.

Apple has had periods within quarters where they've profited more than this whole spaceship is forecast to cost them. But go read those threads and you'd think many of us still believe Apple is more like the circa 1997 edition.

 

[2457282]

Are we going to be able to visit this when complete or is Angela going to tell us that because of demand we can only experience this online?

 

[NY Guitarist]

It's good to see that Apple ca$h being reinvested in the US.

 

[CFreymarc]

So what's going on in the middle of the ring - looks like some fairly deep infrastructure going in - are there secret tunnels to connect the sides or is that some type of pump system for a potential pond or water feature? Is there a permanent egress between the outside and inside for service vehicles?

One issue I know the City of Cupertino brought up about the original design was access to the center ring fro Emergency Vehicles. I'm sure the plan was updated for at least a service road from the outer to the under ring of this Xanadu.

 

[latterman99]

This is all wonderful but what about the water shortage? ..... will California come down to limited use with the mega corporations and the elite the only ones left behind when the U.N. steps in and starts the emergency evacuations...... curios state of affairs we have here.......

 

[Kajje]

$5 billion may sound like a lot, but it's a relative bargain compared to the restoration of the Houses of Parliament in London.

That's estimated to cost $11 billion.

Peanuts!

 

[Kajje]

This is all wonderful but what about the water shortage? ..... will California come down to limited use with the mega corporations and the elite the only ones left behind when the U.N. steps in and starts the emergency evacuations...... curios state of affairs we have here.......

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