Apple’s new UFO-shaped campus is coming on in leaps and bounds, as per a new video from drone photographer and YouTube user myithz.
Myithz flew his DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus quadrocopter over Cupertino’s Campus 2 and recorded footage showing that the front portion of the building is now cemented, while the subterranean walls have also been built along the sides.
The massive campus is set to open by mid-2016, and was one of the last major projects tackled by Steve Jobs, who hired legendary architect Norman Foster to design the site.
The campus is set to house 12,000 Apple employees on its 176 acre plot, and will sport miles of bike paths, a high-tech gym, and an underground parking garage and theater for hosting media events.
In other words, it’s the campus Apple’s been dreaming of — and it’s well on its way to completion.
Via: 9to5mac
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
2 responses to “Apple’s Campus 2 takes shape in new drone video”
I hadn’t fully understood the point of this design until I saw this.
Clearly, they have designed this so that workers can still park relatively close to their office. But the parking is all underground, so the Apple complex will not have visible parking lots everywhere or parking garages that back up at the start and finish of the day.
It’s a cool idea.
The issue will be when you need to go to an office on the other side of the circle. A fifth of the way around looks like no big deal, but more than that will be quite the hike.
Even cutting through the middle looks like it will be quite a ways. Wonder what the plan is for that (expect to locate related jobs together as much as possible)?
Walking a bit throughout the day is good for people with desk jobs. Nevertheless, I suspect there will be a few Segways, skateboards and Razor scooters in use.