Source: GeekWire(Apple Park)
For this blog post I will not be using a research question and instead be analyzing the environmental, financial and social impacts of a specific project.
Before he died Steve Jobs said, "I really do think that architecture students will come here to see it", when talking about Apple Park in 2011.
The specific project I'll be talking about is a big one. Apple's newest HQ called Apple Park has a circumference of one mile, houses over 12,000 employees and looks kind of like a spaceship. Not only that but, it is the fourth most expensive building in the world costing $5 billion. I talked about this structure in the past when I did a post on how different styles of buildings send different messages and I said that Apple Park sends a very unique message. Unlike a church or a factory it doesn't just say, 'industry' or 'religion'. I think that Apple Park is almost like a glimpse into the future.
Not only this but, Apple Park has has a lot of environmentally friendly pieces that contributed to it's massive costs. When Apple designed the Park they were thinking about the future. As I also proved in one of my past blogs, environmentally friendly buildings have higher costs initially when they are being built but, they are much cheaper to maintain than other buildings. This makes structures like Apple Park more profitable in the long term.
Not only this but, Apple Park has has a lot of environmentally friendly pieces that contributed to it's massive costs. When Apple designed the Park they were thinking about the future. As I also proved in one of my past blogs, environmentally friendly buildings have higher costs initially when they are being built but, they are much cheaper to maintain than other buildings. This makes structures like Apple Park more profitable in the long term.
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