Apple opens "The Observatory" underground space at Apple Park in Cupertino
Apple’s new The Observatory event space at Apple Park in Cupertino, California has been unveiled by the tech giant as part of the launch event for the new iPhone 16. The design, which is in ways reminiscent of several of James Turrell’s skylit spaces, is marketed as a contemplative experience that dialogues with the surrounding mountainside landscape. All images provided to Archinect from AppleThe materials palette features terrazzo, natural stone, and timber (the same used in the campus' circular main building and Steve Jobs Theater next door). The building runs on 100% renewable energy. An architect for the project has not been revealed. All images provided to Archinect from AppleThe design of The Observatory was led by John De Maio, Apple’s global head of design for real estate and development. The building offers an elevated view of the main Apple Park building and is surrounded by a meadow composed of hundreds of thousands of grasses, planting plugs, and bulbs. ...
Apple’s new The Observatory event space at Apple Park in Cupertino, California has been unveiled by the tech giant as part of the launch event for the new iPhone 16. The design, which is in ways reminiscent of several of James Turrell’s skylit spaces, is marketed as a contemplative experience that dialogues with the surrounding mountainside landscape.
The materials palette features terrazzo, natural stone, and timber (the same used in the campus' circular main building and Steve Jobs Theater next door). The building runs on 100% renewable energy. An architect for the project has not been revealed.
The design of The Observatory was led by John De Maio, Apple’s global head of design for real estate and development. The building offers an elevated view of the main Apple Park building and is surrounded by a meadow composed of hundreds of thousands of grasses, planting plugs, and bulbs.
