Apple to Open $5B Silicon Valley Campus in Spring
ByCupertino, Calif.—The doors of Apple Park, Apple Inc.’s $5 billion campus project in Cupertino, Calif., will swing open to the tech giant’s employees for the first time in April. Envisioned by late CEO Steve Jobs, the 2.8 million-square-foot development will ultimately be home to 12,000 workers.
Commonly likened to a spaceship, the Foster + Partners-designed Apple Park is shaped like a ring and boasts the largest panels of curved glass in the world. In addition to state-of-the-art office and R&D accommodations, the campus will feature a visitors center with an Apple Store and a public café; a 100,000-square-foot fitness center; and the 1,000-seat Steve Jobs Theater. The property will also offer ample green space, including parklands with two miles of walking paths, an orchard, meadow and a pond. And adding to the property’s ethereal aesthetic—as well as its energy conservation efforts—will be a vast 17 megawatt rooftop solar array. Apple Park will hold the distinction of being the largest naturally ventilated building in the world…
