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Apple to add seamless glass to 5th Ave Apple Store

by Dave Caolo Aug 9th 2011 at 12:00PM

New York City's 5th Avenue Apple Store has become a tourist destination in its own right. Apple recently launched a major renovation project on its iconic glass cube, and now the purpose has been revealed. Apple will rebuild the structure with seamless panes of glass.

MacRumors has posted in image of the construction barriers surrounding the 5th Ave. store, which bear clues as to how the refurbished location will look. Specifically, a quote reads, "We're simplifying the Fifth Avenue cube. By using larger, seamless pieces of glass, we're using just 15 panes instead of 90." That's accompanied by a rough illustration of the iconic cube with its next iteration.

To say that Apple uses glass in their retail design is like saying Boeing dabbles in aeronautics. The store in Shanghai, China boasts the largest curved glass panels in the world, while the massive curved staircase in Boston is similar to those seen in many Apple Stores.

When complete, 5th Ave's glass box will be even more impressive than it has been, and offer tourist and New Yorkers alike a whole new reason to stop by, take a picture and just maybe, buy something.



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Martin C

I still see seams. 2/3rds less seams would be more appropriate.

August 13 2011 at 12:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Moses Dawson

I'm just sad that while we visited New York last week, we didn't get to see any outside glass. :(

August 09 2011 at 5:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gittenlucky

This glass assemble is probably a test run for the new spaceship campus, which is supposed to have a lot of very large panes of glass.

August 09 2011 at 2:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
foamdo

wow, you guys really took that the wrong way. im a total apple fanatic, i just can't help but notice the drawing is of an isometric cube, and it just happens to look a lot like the zune logo. that's just me pointing out something interesting.

August 09 2011 at 2:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LFK1236

Buy something? Maybe if America stopped constantly trying to set themselves apart from the rest of the world, coupled with a higher roof of electronic importation into my home-country, I would :P

My sister's been planning to buy an iPad 2 since before we came there. She'd save roughly a third like with all the rest of Apple's stuff, but hey, guess what? If she bought an iPad, the total cost of what she'd be bringing into the country would exceed the cost roof so she'd have to pay even more than she normally would...

I'd been planning to buy an Iphone 4. Nooooot gonna happen at anything less than over 200$ extra :P

August 09 2011 at 12:30 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
foamdo

The schematic drawing looks a lot like the Zune logo....coincidence?

August 09 2011 at 12:11 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
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LFK1236

It's got nothing to do with Zune, nor logos at all... It's just a little illustration for all the good people out there who can't seem to find the difference between 15 and 90 :P

August 09 2011 at 12:37 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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foamdo

wow, you guys really took that the wrong way. im a total apple fanatic, i just can't help but notice the drawing is of an isometric cube, and it just happens to look a lot like the zune logo. that's just me pointing out something interesting.

August 09 2011 at 2:21 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down
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