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Cupertino city council releases 'Mothership' proposal documents

by Michael Rose Aug 13th 2011 at 11:30AM

Every building begins as a work of imagination, and one of the challenges architects face when discussing their plans with clients and neighbors is how to share that inner vision effectively and accurately.

For Apple's planned 'Mothership' campus expansion in Cupertino, those efforts at conveying the master vision -- in the form of a complete plan overview, elevations and landscaping diagrams, floor plans and space allocation, and pretty pretty pictures -- are now accessible to all, thanks to the Cupertino City Council posting the PDFs it received from Apple onto the city website.

If you ever wanted to know how many trees are going to be planted on the new Apple campus (and exactly where), dig in and have fun.

[via Apple 2.0]



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Actionable Mango

ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL

August 15 2011 at 1:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Juanita Wilkins

I just paid $22.87 for an iPad2-64GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumix GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $675 which only cost me $62.81 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it all from, BidsGet.com

August 14 2011 at 9:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TS

Alas, I will never work in an workplace as beautiful as this building. Hopefully though, like all other Apple designs & concepts it will be copied by others and start a trend in elegant office park architecture.

August 14 2011 at 7:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bowdengl

Is Apple being inspired by British Intelligence? http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/25_gchq-415.jpg

August 14 2011 at 3:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Galactic Cannibal

Next Hewlett Packard should build a giant Coffee Cup campus slightly tilted towards the Apple Doughnut campus........ By yr. 3011 both will be covered in green weeds. get real Steve Jobs.

August 13 2011 at 7:22 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
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Michael

Actually the new Apple campus IS the old HP campus.

August 13 2011 at 8:56 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Publius

You'll be covered a lot sooner than that.

August 14 2011 at 9:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Paul

If I were Apple (or Steve), I don't think I would like that much detail made public.

August 13 2011 at 4:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Pylori

well it's not about liking anything, these sorts of things are made available as a matter of public record in accordance with local laws. steve has no control over them.

August 13 2011 at 4:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tim M.

Wow, their server is super slow right now. (presumably from everyone going there to download the files and check it out)

August 13 2011 at 4:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Buzz Mega

Apple should buy hulu. So this could be the hulu hoop.

August 13 2011 at 2:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Daniel Swanson

I think this is beautiful.

What a sweet spot for Apple to be in with plenty of cash and plenty of executive brilliance to conceive of such a design and such a great way to spend some of that warchest in order to expand gracefully with great taste and aesthetics!

August 13 2011 at 1:40 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Matthew Benson

So do they not have a car park? (or did they put that in the cloud also?)

August 13 2011 at 12:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Stuart Rodgers

The parking is all detailed in the floor plan doc - 2 basement levels under the main building for 4600 spaces, plus a four level parking structure with another 4300 spaces.

August 13 2011 at 12:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Lewis

Would hate driving in the area at closing time!

August 13 2011 at 12:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down
Buzz Mega

Carpool, anyone? Or do many employees live within Segway distance?

August 13 2011 at 2:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down
thanatos

The cars park underground. That has been known for quite a long time now.

August 13 2011 at 1:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Stuart Rodgers

There's a separate car parking structure too at the very bottom of the complex which is mostly above ground - pretty nifty with photovoltaic roof panels - just the thing for charging up your electric conveyance of choice! ;)

August 13 2011 at 6:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down
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