Inani lezitolo i-Apple enalo okwamanje emhlabeni jikelele mkhulu kune-500, isibalo, njengoba sikwazi ukubona, sikhula minyaka yonke futhi okwamanje sincipha kuphela okwesikhashana, lapho ukulungiswa kwenziwa ezitolo ebezivulwe isikhathi eside kakhulu.
Kepha eminyakeni yamuva nje, inkampani ezinze eCupertino ayizinikeli ekuvuleleni nje ama-Apple Stores amasha, kepha ikhetha ukudala izitolo ezintsha ezihamba phambili kubo bonke abalandeli benkampani. Owokugcina kubo, Samthola eChicago, ngasemfuleni iMichigan.
Ngokombiko we-ABC 15, abafana baseCupertino bahlela ukuvula iSitolo esisha se-Apple esiseScottsdale, e-Arizona. Lesi sitolo esisha se-Apple sizotholakala enxanxatheleni yezitolo iFashion Square, nalapho kuvela khona okuhlinzekwe okokuqala okusikhombisa ukuthi ukubukeka kokugcina kwalesi sitolo esisha se-Apple kuzoba njani. Imibhalo efakwe ehholo ledolobha laseScottsdale, futhi yaputshuka ku-Storeteller, ifaka ukwakheka okuhlelekile, izimvume zokwakha, nezithombe ezintathu ezintsha ze-Apple Store yangakusasa. Njengoba kubikiwe yi-ABC 15, lesi sitolo sihlanganisa indawo ephakathi kwamamitha-skwele ayi-1.400 no-1.600 esitezi ezimbili. Usuku oluhlelelwe ukuqala kwemisebenzi alukabekiwe okwamanje.
Ngokungafani namaphrojekthi wangaphambilini, kulokhu isitudiyo sezakhiwo ayiholwa nguNorman FosterEsikhundleni salokho, yi-Ennead Architects, inkampani eseNew York. Idizayini isibonisa ingaphandle lengilazi elingamasentimitha angama-27 ingaphandle, zombili izindonga zamatshe ezingaphandle nezingaphakathi, iphansi legranite, kanye negaraji lokupaka elingaphansi komhlaba. Ingilazi engilazi izolayini sonke isitolo sinezindawo eziwugwadule ngaphambili kwesitolo. Ngaphandle, sithola izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zemithi yesundu nezitshalo ze-yucca.
Kepha okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu, sikuthola ophahleni, ngoba esikhundleni sokuba luhlobo lwecantilever oluyisicaba, ingaphezulu imbozwe ngephethini wamachashazi emigodi eyindilinga, ukuvumela ukukhanya kukhanye kuye phansi. Idizayini ikhumbuza ukwakhiwa kwesimanjemanje ngemuva kwempi ngawo-XNUMX. Khumbula ukuthi le miklamo imane nje iyimiklamo yokuqala. Idizayini yokugcina ingashintsha kakhulu lapho kuqala ukwakhiwa.