Comments on: NYC Store Ready—And Amazing Architecture

By: Cool Tech News - Apple is going to Broadway

Cool Tech News - Apple is going to Broadway — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:43:02 +0000

[...] Below the fold: photos showing the plastic faux curtain that’s coating the building site and the curve of the store’s unusual glass roof, courtesy of ifoAppleStore.com. [...]

By: Oliverdax Agustin

Oliverdax Agustin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:48:40 +0000

Can’t wait anymore !!! The palace of Apple!!! Marvelous …

By: Cedric Brown

Cedric Brown — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:57:26 +0000

I have experienced on several occasions when I buy either plastic sheet, or stainless steel sheet metal that a plastic skin is adhered to the surface. No or virtually no residue is left when the protective membrain is removed. I see lots of glass transported by truck and the vast majority of the time I see no protective covering on it whatsoever. Nothing on the scale of the cube in NYC. One huge glass project that I did see was the renovation of the escalator banks at the Beverly Center here in LA. Yes the same Bev Ctr where my favorite Apple Store is–a whole lot less crowded due to the 1.1 mile distance from The Grove. I’m talking 5 elevators end to end climbing 5 stories. There are two nearly identical banks of them. A lot more glass than 5th Ave in NYC. Unfortunately I was never there when they where installing a single sheet of glass. Somewhat similar hardware is used as what holds the glass staircases together. Go to http://www.beverlycenter.com. I’m sure there is at least a couple of good pictures. The escalators are kind of their trademark.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:38:56 +0000

Andy,

the company that is creating and constructing all of the apple store glass elements – inside (staris, …) and outside (facade, …) – is the german based “SEELE” glasmanufacturer.
on their website (www.seele.com) you get lots of infos and additional pictures about the different apple stores…

stefan

By: New Apple Store Will Open on November 14 : Westside Independent

New Apple Store Will Open on November 14 : Westside Independent — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:34 +0000

[...] about Apple’s retail openings, says employees are training for the big day. And the site posted a picture of the new store’s curved roof — a commenter noted that the roof could be quite an [...]

By: » Opening Dates (Rumored and Official) of UWS Projects - My Upper West

» Opening Dates (Rumored and Official) of UWS Projects - My Upper West — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:00 +0000

[...] above photo, recently taken by ifoAppleStore and showing a much more complete roof with the as-expected eye-catching architecture, helps show [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:05:56 +0000

Gary -

Do you know what they use (material) to cover the glass? Who do they get it from. I remember seeing the video where they used that stuff for the glass cube — too forever to remove!

Andy

By: Cedric Brown

Cedric Brown — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:46:25 +0000

I assume the glass is strong enough to support a couple of window washers. Maybe Apple has a deal that will let them construct a boom on one of the adjacent buildings that will allow a guy to be tethered down to the glass surface.

I remember in the early days of the Third Street Promenade [Santa Monica, CA] store, I saw what was a considerable amount of pigeon and/or seagull poop dripping down the stainless steel facade of the store. I made what I thought was a best guess as to Ron Johnson’s (VP of Retail) email address. Well, the mail didn’t bounce and about three days later the facade was spotless. A) Dumb luck??? B) Coincidence??? Perhaps.

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:51:30 +0000

Apple has cleaning crews that never rest. A shit laden roof will not even slow them down. They’ll be out wee-geein’ that crap up every am and pm. Steve wouldn’t have it any other way.

By: Apple Store Upper West Side: le prime foto - TheAppleLounge

Apple Store Upper West Side: le prime foto - TheAppleLounge — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:22:05 +0000

[...] IfoAppleStore ha pubblicato le prime foto dell’edificio. Se già avevamo visto la prima immagine della facciata, con il grande sipario rosso che cela lo Store alla vista dei passanti, ancora mancava uno sguardo dall’alto. La foto che vedete in apertura mostra la particolare struttura del nuovo edificio, sorto dopo la demolizione della palazzina di Victoria’s Secret che occupava il lotto in precedenza. Un’insolita “U” in muratura sorregge un’ampia copertura incurvata interamente in vetro che va ad unirsi alla facciata, formando una superficie triangolare che ha lo stesso angolo dell’incrocio fra le due strade. [...]

By: observer

observer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:40:30 +0000

@guest. good point! but the glass on the roof looks like it is frosted, so i’m not sure this will be much of an issue. it will depend somewhat on the distance of the roof from the floor i suppose. but it does raise the question about cleaning all that glass…

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:34:22 +0000

I don’t know if this is a problem at Fifth Avenue.. but.. that roof looks like a target just waiting for pigeons…