“New designs for Apple’s Federation Square flagship store were released on Friday, spelling the end of Cupertino’s original design that bore a striking resemblance to the humble toasted sandwich,” Chris Duckett reports for ZDNet.
“The new rectangular design will now have solar panels, include a ‘solar shading design feature’ that improves efficiency of the building, return more than 500 square metres of public space, and provide better access to the Yarra River from Federation Square,” Duckett reports. “The Victorian government said it will consult with Melbourne City Council, the Office of the Victorian Government Architect, and Federation Square before approving the new design.”
Duckett reports, “The Federation Square Apple store is expected to open in late 2020.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Not that it was difficult to improve upon the Pizza Hut Pagoda, but the new design is certainly an improvement.
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There are just two mockups that they want to be judged on. I’ll wait until more detailed photos are released.
One thing that concerns me is that the planning negotiation process had reps from the local and state governments, Apple, and Fed Square to the exclusion of community stakeholder groups.
I think an Apple store there could work really well, but Apple must have social licence to do it. This is community-focussed infrastructure — you need to bring the people with you on your vision rather than pull rabbits out of your hat and hope the trick doesn’t flop.
As long as it’s not the flattop Mac air designed building. What a horror show that is/was.
Almost as horrible as Tron Legacy