The latest drone footage of Apple's new headquarters under construction taken on Christmas day shows much of the heavy equipment gone, with the entire site's landscaping being developed on a larger scale than previously seen.
Across the campus, the solar installation campus-wide estimated to be around 65 percent complete. Additionally, a small solar array has popped up on ground level near the Tantau Avenue facility.
The circular auditorium has been partially un-clad, with a lot of scaffolding inside. Workers appear to be focusing on the interior build-out of the structure.
Besides just the solar installation, much work has taken place on the Tantau Avenue facilities. The majority of the work on research and development building is inside now, with the exteriors very near completion.
Many kinds of California-native trees have been planted around the facility. Weaving through the trees, walkways have been poured all over campus.
Notably, the mountain of thousands of tons of dirt for landscaping and to cover up the underground parking garage is completely gone.
In 2011, Steve Jobs announced the project to the world, saying over 12,000 employees would work in the 2.8-million-square-foot "Spaceship" structure. Edible landscaping, walking paths, and other "green" improvements are in the process of construction, to minimize the impact the facility makes on the environment.
Apple's related Phase 2 adjacent project adds additional workspace, and includes a renewable energy-powered small data center.
Apple's micro-grid is reportedly capable of handling about 75 percent of Campus 2 power requirements during work hours, supplemented by Bloom Energy-provided fuel cells. Bloom Energy provided similar cells, currently in use at Apple's North Carolina data center.
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Just curious. Is that roof on the theatre a solar panel? If not, why a big reflective panel? Doesn't that just bounce more heat into the atmosphere?
The theater roof is not solar, but is the largest carbon fiber roof in the world.
This campus is amazing. I hope when it is finished there will be a full video (maybe documentary) on its construction from day one. The amount of thinking and planning that must be gone into this is mind-blowing.
I would love to hear about the people intimately involved in making this campus a reality. And I can't wait to see the inside and seeing people work in their office spaces.
I know Apple is getting pounded on for this and that (especially this latest Macbook Pro/Consumer Reports thing), but honestly hardly anyone takes into account that the whole damn company is moving into a new campus. That is no excuse, I agree, but still at the end of the day these things just don't happen automatically and without some disruption.
Anyway, the campus is amazing and these videos are pretty awesome too! :smile: