new images reveal rapid progress at apple’s cupertino campus
image courtesy of apple / via mashable

 

 

 

new images of apple’s campus 2 have been revealed, showing an up-close look at the project’s construction for the first time. while the curved glass cladding that surrounds the main building is about 33% complete, the photos pay close attention to the ‘theatre’ — a subterranean auditorium capable of accommodating 1,000 guests. as reported by mashable, the building — which is situated away from the circular ‘spaceship’ — will become the venue where apple publicly debuts its new products. made up of 44 identical radial panels, the structure’s canopy was recently added — a feature which apple believes is the largest freestanding carbon-fiber roof ever made.

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the subterranean auditorium is capable of accommodating 1,000 guests
image courtesy of apple / via mashable

 

 

 

the theatre will lead via a pathway to the main building, which is also designed by UK architecture firm foster + partners. the site will also house an on-site power plant, underground parking, and a 9,290 square meter fitness center. at the heart of the design, a landscaped garden will offer the company’s 12,000 employees outdoor dining areas set amid hundreds of freshly planted trees. overall work on-site is projected to wrap by the end of 2016, with the official opening scheduled for the following year.

a look inside apple\'s cupertino spaceship campus by foster + partners
initial rendering of the ‘theatre’
image courtesy of the city of cupertino

 

 


apple campus 2: march 2016 update
video by duncan sinfield

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the curved glass cladding that surrounds the main building is about 33% complete
image courtesy of apple / via mashable

inside apple's cupertino spaceship campus by foster + partners
overall work on-site is projected to wrap by the end of 2016
image courtesy of the city of cupertino