UNITED STATES

Apple begins moving employees into spaceship campus

April 1, 2017

Apple begins moving employees into Apple Park, its so-called spaceship campus in Cupertino, California. Perks await them in the futuristic flying saucer-shaped building.

A circular structure more than a mile in diameter and surrounded by a large outdoor park, Apple Park will accommodate some 12,000 employees. The 2.8 million-square-foot main building is clad entirely in the world’s largest panels of curved glass. The huge walls of glass in the four-storey circular ring structure will allow employees to enjoy the view from both sides of the building. Parkland is planned for inside the ring, and some 7,000 trees will surround the campus. It incorporates miles of jogging and cycling trails, and 1,000 bikes will be kept on the site and be available to staff to get around the campus.

British firm Foster and Partners designed Apple Park, which will complement One Infinite Loop, the company’s present home.

The move will take over six months, and construction of the buildings and parklands will continue through the summer.

#22082 Published: March 2, 2017