苹果公司库比蒂诺新总部大楼的访客中心已经向公众开放。这栋由福斯特建筑事务所设计的独立建筑被称为苹果公司总部主楼的“一个建筑的延伸”。访客中心拥有与主楼相似的阶梯、石墙、和水磨石地板。其悬臂式的碳纤维屋顶仅由中心的石砌墙支撑,没有多余的承重柱子,从而赋予整个建筑独特的悬浮感。
“游客可以顺楼梯而上到屋顶平台眺望总部主楼以及由9000棵本地抗旱树组成的美丽森林景观。而座落在一楼的是被橄榄树环绕的咖啡厅和展览厅,厅内展览和出售所有苹果公司的产品以及库比蒂诺总部大楼系列限量产品。”
根据苹果公司的说法,新总部大楼的设计理念是让访客可以“沉浸在探索的乐趣中”。为了让人们更深刻地了解该建筑项目的功能和公司的理念,苹果公司用“增强现实技术”制造出了三维的建筑模型,使用者可以“随意掀开整个屋顶来观察建筑内部办公区域的空间布局“。
翻译:林文欣
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