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A Forward-Looking Pavilion: Apple Park Visitor Centre

Foster + Partners architect designed a delicate pavilion for Apple located in Cupertino, California, revealing more about the design of the public gateway to Apple Park.

Nov 24, 2017 | By Andrea Sim

Situated within an olive grove, the Apple Visitor Centre features a transparent structure and its roof made of carbon-fiber.

Foster + Partners, the architecture firm designed the newly opened Apple campus encompassing a visitor centre and anĀ Apple park inĀ Cupertino, California.

To help visitors understand what constitutesĀ more than a design of public space serving as a gateway to Apple Park,Ā the Foster + Partners team came to shed light on their design works and shared their vision of spaceĀ concept.

Among the unique highlights of Apple campus is the building’s expansive roof terrace, offering a beautiful view overlooking the park on top of the main building.

Inside theĀ new public building, featuresĀ a large pavilionĀ designed with a purpose to let natural light createĀ a warm glow, revealing the delicate colour of the wood material.

Visitors to the visitor centre can view a large-scale model of Apple Park and later adjourn to the roof terrace to experience the real thing as seen in the modelling.

The architect had intentionally played with theĀ material palette complementing the meticulous detailing seen in the Ring Building, and mirrored the same aesthetic for its sheltered outdoor seating area toĀ offerĀ visitors “a relaxed setting, against the backdrop of Apple Park,” said Stefan Behling, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners.

The material used to construct the shadesĀ of the terrace is made of thin, curved carbon-fiber fins. TheĀ refinedĀ functional space is ideal forĀ photo-taking, and on the southern end is aĀ cafe that offers visitors every chance to enjoy the landscape.

TheĀ staircases in the main building are clad in quartz stone and the counter top at the visitor cafĆ© uses the same marble material as seen in the main restaurant.


 
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