Inani le-Apple Stores i-Apple elinalo emhlabeni wonke, lidlule uhhafu wenkulungwane ekuqaleni konyaka, futhi isibalo siyaqhubeka nokukhula. Kuwo wonke ama-Apple Stores ahlelelwe ukuvulwa ezinyangeni ezizayo, lesi esisithola e-University of Seattle sigqamile, idolobha lapho i-Apple ufuna izikhungo zokwakha ikhampasi entsha, njenge-Amazon.
Kusukela imisebenzi iqale, ekuqaleni konyaka odlule, inqubo yokwakha iguqukile futhi namhlanje asiboni nje ukuthi kuzoba njani ngaphandle, kepha futhi kuzoba kanjani ukwakheka kwangaphakathi kusuka eVillage Green, indawo yokupaka yaseSeattle University ezoguqulwa ibe yi-Apple Store entsha.
Njengoba kubikiwe ngonyaka odlule yiSeattle News, lesi sitolo esisha se-Apple esingaba ngamamitha-skwele angama-4.000, ibizoba nendawo yezentengiso engaphezulu nje kwesigamu sobuso obuphelele. Esithombeni esisha esithunyelwe kuReddit, singabona umbono ocacile wokuthi isakhiwo sesitolo sizobukeka kanjani. Kulesi sithombe singabona indawo emaphakathi yomphakathi, ngezansi nje kwe-cantilever enikeza ukufinyelela esitolo, i-facade yayo yenziwe ngengilazi. Singabona futhi izindlela ezihambelanayo zokufinyelela.
Izindonga zangaphambili nezingemuva zimile zahlukanisa lesi sakhiwo ezindaweni eziningi ezivulekile, kanye nokukhombisa ukungena egumbini elingaphansi. Izindonga zesakhiwo zimbozwe eMoca Creme, a limestone odabuka Portuguese. Idizayini yalesi sitolo esisha se-Apple, ephinde ibe ngaphansi kwenkampani yezakhiwo iFoster + Partners, ilandela umugqa ofanayo ne-Apple Store esanda kulungiswa, lapho singathola khona ophahleni bokhuni namapaneli amakhulu wokukhanya, avumela ukukhanyisa cishe yonke indawo gcina ngaphandle kokusebenzisa ukukhanya okufakelwayo.
