Kevin Bostic
Apple has officially opened its "Stanford 2" retail location, an event that drew crowds of both customers and lookers-on.
The Northern California Apple Store has been undergoing a substantial overhaul in order to install a "glass box and floating roof" design, making it one of three stores to feature such a design. Now, AppleInsider reader Jeffrey has supplied images of the grand opening event, which happened on Saturday.
As late as June of this year, construction was still underway at the Stanford 2 site.
The store was first revealed in March of 2012, with its design giving window shoppers a 180-degree view of the interior. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, its aesthetic is a continuation of an architectural language that has come to typify many of Apple's most recently-opened retail locations.
Another two retail outlets will soon open with designs similar to the Stanford 2 location. One will be located in downtown Portland, while the other will be in France.
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Very nice. Just in time for iOS 7 and iPhone 5S.
It looks like an airport terminal.
I wonder whats in those boxes?
More photos:
http://photos.mercurynews.com/2013/09/07/photos-apple-opens-redesigned-store-at-stanford-shopping-center-in-palo-alto/
Vast quantities of accessories are on walls of back room.
Glasses are nice, but what if people don't want to shop under the sun? Not everyone likes to get a tan.