New glimpses of Apple’s ‘spaceship’ campus

Wired
Kyle Vanhemert, Wired
Updated 11:20 AM EDT, Mon September 8, 2014
Apple is planning an expansion of its corporate headquarters on a 176-acre plot in Cupertino, California -- a site that was once home to HP and Compaq. This rendering shows the spaceship-like main building, which has 2.8 million square feet and room for 13,000 employees.
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Apple is planning an expansion of its corporate headquarters on a 176-acre plot in Cupertino, California -- a site that was once home to HP and Compaq. This rendering shows the spaceship-like main building, which has 2.8 million square feet and room for 13,000 employees.
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The massive donut of a building is the jewel of the campus and was designed by architect Norman Foster, whose firm's well-known works include the bullet-shaped Gherkin in London and the restored Reichstag in Berlin.
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The massive donut of a building is the jewel of the campus and was designed by architect Norman Foster, whose firm's well-known works include the bullet-shaped Gherkin in London and the restored Reichstag in Berlin.
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This rendering offers one of the first peeks at what the future building might look on the inside. Note the iPod Nano banners:
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This rendering offers one of the first peeks at what the future building might look on the inside. Note the iPod Nano banners:
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Slated for completion sometime in 2016, the new headquarters will offer employees a massive, 90,000-square-foot cafeteria.
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Slated for completion sometime in 2016, the new headquarters will offer employees a massive, 90,000-square-foot cafeteria.
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The renderings show architectural designs that borrow from the sleek, minimalist aesthetic of Apple's retail stores. This image shows a visitor's entrance.
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The renderings show architectural designs that borrow from the sleek, minimalist aesthetic of Apple's retail stores. This image shows a visitor's entrance.
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This pristine pavilion, a short walk from the "mother ship," is where press will mingle at future product anouncements and other events.
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This pristine pavilion, a short walk from the "mother ship," is where press will mingle at future product anouncements and other events.
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From inside the pavilion, visitors will descend into an underground auditorium with seating for 1,000.
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From inside the pavilion, visitors will descend into an underground auditorium with seating for 1,000.
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This tunnel will lead Apple employees and visitors to a parking garage underneath the headquarters.
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This tunnel will lead Apple employees and visitors to a parking garage underneath the headquarters.
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