Posted on 11/04/2015 7:14:27 PM PST by Swordmaker
Companies have recently been putting more effort into the workplace environment, striving to cultivate a habitat that is conducive to productivity and community. Startup companies are attempting to develop settings that are fun and social to attract young bright minds, while distinguished agencies push towards modern approaches of walls with contemporary art and glass partitions. One thing is becoming more apparent as people align their jobs with their own identity, is that you are where you work. Apple proves to be no exception to this.
Phil Schiller, Apple’s head marketing chief recently stated,
“Across the board, our goal is to make the best in the categories we choose to compete in.â€
I don’t think anyone can argue with this statement, especially considering their astronomical numbers for 2015. With its last quarterly revenue of 51.5 billion, it’s not surprise that they would be making room for some expansion in their office quarters as well.
Already being referred to as “The Spaceship†the new campus currently being build is only a mile away from its current headquarters in Cupertino, CA. The circular building spans over 2.8-million-square-feet and features an open middle section for greenery. Schiller also goes on record with Mashable to say, “[T]his is going to be the most incredible collaborative space that’s been created.â€
Lucky for us, Youtuber and avid droner, Duncan Sinfield caught some footage of the Spaceship in its current production state. Using his camera attached to a pretty sophisticated drone, Sinfield’s footage gives you glimpse into how huge this “collaborative†space really is.
Construction site Drove Video early November 2015.
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the word enormous comes to mind.
Thanks for the head’s up. . .
Tony Stark built this.
In a cave.
From a box of scraps!
What an amazing company!!
I can’t imagine the harm that’s doing to Gaia.
65.9% Asian
27.2% White
5.0% Hispanic
1.8% Two or more races
0.2% Black
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Crime is very low.
Yeah but can’t nobody drive fer %#|{
Evidently you aren’t referring to the stock price
Yep.
It does seem that apple freaks can be as fanatical as the comet guy.
Fascinating. Thanks for the ping.
Nice drone video work too.
Holy crap. That's enormous.
Pretty strong demonstration that Apple's not shipping American jobs overseas. That's an engineering design/development and management facility. Lots of quality American jobs right there. Hopefully they won't all go to non-citizens who then ship back overseas.
Very cool.
Any word on what will be placed at the center?
To young people, all these high-tech companies are basically taking the place of traditional church & country by creating their own isolated, mini-societies. Sort of like Versailles, built by “Sun King” Louis XIV of France. Probably were Steve Jobs alive today, he would be regarded in the same vein.
A place that gets too isolated & cut off from the world is not a healthy place.
A square.
“Pretty strong demonstration that Apple’s not shipping American jobs overseas.”
Apple USA is mostly a marketing arm. How many real tech people will be working there at that donut which you can see is not built high? Prolly no more than what Apple has been employing the last ten years. Most Apple tech in all its aspects is done in China and Taiwan.
Does Apple own any factories? No. It always sub-contracts out.
The actual capacity for workers there at donutville does not look very large. The place is more of a greenie architectural statement plus Apple having a billion dollars to blow. The center will be greenery. If they have any smarts they will put in a fruit orchard and vegetable gardens for the worker-drones
Some corrections though. that building might look small, but you are underestimating the scale. It is 2.8 million square feet, 4 stories, and they plan to have 12-13,000 employees on site. It will mostly be technology and engineers. They'll do all the software engineering, hardware engineering, data, mapping, etc. They have about 20,000 tech employees at sites around Cupertino and Sunnyvale now - that excludes Store and support types.
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