苹果公司即将推出的doughnut-shaped flying saucer of a headquartersis steadily taking shape inCupertino, California. TheNorman Foster–designed, $5 billion complex obviously strays from the typical office park setup of clusters of boxy, generic buildings, but despite its starchitect design, it has attracted plenty of criticism for how little it engages with the community and the non-Apple employees who walk among us.
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But apparently that’s not the whole story. TheSilicon Business Journalwent diggingthrough city documents and uncovered plans for a visitor’s center at the headquarters which includes a viewing platform where civilians can look out on the campus and imagine what’s happening inside the curved walls. (Hopefully it includes boosting iPhone battery life.)
(CITY OF CUPERTINO VIA SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL)“The plans show a super-modern glass-walled structure topped by a carbon-fiber roof with extended eaves, punctuated by large skylights,” reported the site. “On the ground floor: A 2,386-square-foot cafe and 10,114-square-foot store ‘which allows visitors to view and purchase the newest Apple products.’ Stairs and elevators take visitors to the roof level, about 23 feet up.”
The campus is expected to be completed in late 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB6_XkUFpAc
(CITY OF CUPERTINO VIA SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL)
