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?The Square Inc. Headquarters  _ Apple Store Palo Alto _ an open, flexible and collaborative office interior that highlights the company?s core values of modern and functional design. The design of the main office floor takes cues from urban planning by creating clear circulation routes with visual landmarks that break down the scale of the expansive space. The organizational heart of the project, its central boulevard, provides a social hub for a company whose products serve the urban marketplace.?
Courtesy of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson – Photographs : Hufton + Crow, Roy Zipstein
With 180 lineal feet of storefront glass and three entrances, rarely has an Apple store been so visually recognizable and physically accessible. The transparent front room is made column-free by the integration of slender structural glass fins, the storefront supporting the roof above. With only wood tables and a stone wall resting on the floor, the space below the roof is left uninhibited for the exploration of products. Courtesy of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson – Photographs : Hufton + Crow, Roy Zipstein
As a counterpoint to the transparency and openness of the front room, the back room?dedicated to service, training, and accessory retail display?is enclosed and calming. Separated from the front retail space by a stone wall, this second space is reached by passing through one of two openings. The sense of privacy and uniqueness sup...