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Progress on Apple Campus 2 Continues as Walls Go Up
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Underground parking garage
Yeah I thought that lol. But it's difficult to tell how deep it is from the photo as it's such a vast space. Hopefully we'll get lots more pictures as it's built. I do hope they make it underground as it would keep the aesthetics.
Another building I find to be really cool is McLarens UK headquarters and factory, they make it flat so no one could see it above the tree line as they would of complained it they did:
He was always very passionate about Apple, up to the end, and this new campus was/is a huge deal. He loved the company and worked hard for it despite his illness.
that color change is just the wet dirt.. they do that so trucks can drive on it without kicking up a massive dust cloud.
"Laserbeams"
They should be able to get it to 1/8". Earlier it was reported that SJ wanted interior parts fitted to 1/32". Expect some stuck doors.
"A laser level. It;s like a laser pointer that shoots a level been and spins. It makes a level "plane". It is very easy rouse and they sell them even at Home Depot.
The other method works too and I think the romans used it. Get a long pipe or tube. A garden hose works. Fill it with water. The water level at each end is at the same level. You can make the tube as long as you like and it is pretty accurate."
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I don't think they will be popping off to Home depot for their survey gear
The other method works too and I think the romans used it. Get a long pipe or tube. A garden hose works. Fill it with water. The water level at each end is at the same level. You can make the tube as long as you like and it is pretty accurate."
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I don't think they will be popping off to Home depot for their survey gear
This building is about one third of the above ground structures on site. Round and hypnotic as it seems, I'd like to see the other buildings develop & the underground structures if possible. Must be more than parking
The doughnut is a distraction.
The doughnut is a distraction.
Others have suggested laser levels, and certainly that was used when we built our home. However GPS is likely used too. Close to 10 years ago my friend (a mining engineer) worked at an open pit mine. One of his jobs was to 'program' the bulldozers with their instructions each day. Basically the GPS unit was telling the operator where to go, and how much material to add or take away from that area. The tolerances were measured, iirc, to about an inch.
With that much activity on the site, I would suspect GPS to get the ground level because it doesn't need line-of-sight. A laser level would have blank spots wherever anything blocked it. However, I would guess laser would be used to set the foundation forms where it's critical to get to fractions of inch accuracy.
When we had our home built, I was astonished when the contractor made us decide on the flooring options while he was building the forms for the foundation walls. He was going to pour the foundation to within 1/8 of an inch. And whether we choose the engineered or natural wood floor made that much difference.
Since this is Job's dream, I wouldn't be at all surprised if 1/8 inch is the minimal tolerance they want. I have no idea how close to perfectly level you can get on building that size.
If Steve Jobs was still around, and with all due respect to his memory, they'd still be building in 30 years. You know he would be touring the site weekly - with a ruler. And changing his mind about the finishings. Being that passionate about something has it benefits and drawbacks, eh?
I'm going to bet they miss the Dec 2016 date though. The building may go up fast, but it's the interior that is going to bog them down. Just the wiring, plumbing, and especially networking is going to be a massive job. And Apple will want to incorporate some new technology that wasn't yet in use when the building was designed, and that will take time to incorporate into the plans. ... imho of course....
This kind of thing is required. They will also have to water down the site during grading and construction.
I completely disagree with this sentiment. I find it very interesting to watch the progress of Apple HQ being built.
I admire that Jobs vision for this facility is materializing as much of his philosophy will become realized in its day to day use.
No need to "hope", its underground on the official drawings so yeah, it is underground.
I've always hated working at megalomaniacal campuses where you can't find anything or anyone and that are usually situated, if not in the middle, then at least the outskirts of nowhere so you never end up going anywhere except the same old crummy canteen that cooks for 10000 people a day.
Of course you can't have 500 separate cozy downtown offices, so it's usually a tradeoff that you'll have to make when deciding to work for a megacorp.
Sucks for the people who are renting, though. Can't please everyone
Renters are transient by nature. Meh
Visiting the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking
I was invited to the Technology centre a few years ago to submit a tender for a photographic requirement McLaren had. The place is astonishing. After passing main security they direct you to parking and then one of the external 'Rotundas'. These are separate buildings which serve as entry gates to the main building they can be seen behind the main building in the image and are like small squat towers.
You enter them and are immediately struck by the incredible cleanliness and fastidiousness of the McLaren ethos. It is very Applesque. Ron Dennis the head honcho is famously OCD. You then take a lift, which is in a central column in the middle of the rotunda down and emerge into a huge double width double height corridor. It's all whites and muted greys, render and stainless steel and the walls have giant emblems that say things like "04 TELEMETRY" or "07 ENGINEERING". At the far end of the tunnel you reach another elevator that is an exact mirror image of the rotunda at the far end. You are then whisked back up to the surface and emerge one level above the ground floor on a sort of interconnected series of bridge like walkways which meander above an atrium below. In the atrium are chassis from previous years and you can see the workshops and engineering labs behind glass below. It is ridiculously space aged and cool!
It's also incredibly quiet, but with a sort of hum of efficiency and action. My overriding memory of it was the spotlessness. It made an Apple store look like a dustbin. A photographer friend of mine who had shot a photo call there some years ago had briefed me on what to expect. He told me that when they brough out sandwiches for the celebs or dignitaries or whoever they were, after two had been taken the platters were whisked away to be refilled so everything always seemed perfectly full!
Crazy stuff and incredibly interesting. Sadly I didn't get the job!
I was invited to the Technology centre a few years ago to submit a tender for a photographic requirement McLaren had. The place is astonishing. After passing main security they direct you to parking and then one of the external 'Rotundas'. These are separate buildings which serve as entry gates to the main building they can be seen behind the main building in the image and are like small squat towers.
You enter them and are immediately struck by the incredible cleanliness and fastidiousness of the McLaren ethos. It is very Applesque. Ron Dennis the head honcho is famously OCD. You then take a lift, which is in a central column in the middle of the rotunda down and emerge into a huge double width double height corridor. It's all whites and muted greys, render and stainless steel and the walls have giant emblems that say things like "04 TELEMETRY" or "07 ENGINEERING". At the far end of the tunnel you reach another elevator that is an exact mirror image of the rotunda at the far end. You are then whisked back up to the surface and emerge one level above the ground floor on a sort of interconnected series of bridge like walkways which meander above an atrium below. In the atrium are chassis from previous years and you can see the workshops and engineering labs behind glass below. It is ridiculously space aged and cool!
It's also incredibly quiet, but with a sort of hum of efficiency and action. My overriding memory of it was the spotlessness. It made an Apple store look like a dustbin. A photographer friend of mine who had shot a photo call there some years ago had briefed me on what to expect. He told me that when they brough out sandwiches for the celebs or dignitaries or whoever they were, after two had been taken the platters were whisked away to be refilled so everything always seemed perfectly full!
Crazy stuff and incredibly interesting. Sadly I didn't get the job!