Ngaphambi nje kokuphela konyaka odlule, u-Albert Salvador, umuntu ophethe ngokunikeza i-Apple ithuba lokuthi inkampani ivule izicabha zayo kubasebenzi, yavakashela izindawo zokwakha futhi yazwakalisa ukukhathazeka ngokuthi abasebenzi ingashayisana nezindonga zengilazi babesendaweni yokudlela.
Indawo yokudlela isibonisa izindonga zengilazi ezingahlukaniseki neminyango njengoba sibike emasontweni ambalwa edlule. Ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho, omunye wosonkontileka bokwakha ushaye ngqo eyodwa yalezi zindonga zengilazi njengoba kubikwe iphephandaba iSan Francisco Cronicle.
Kusukela manje kube nenqwaba yabasebenzi abadinga usizo lwezempilo ngemuva kokushaya lezi zindonga, ngakho-ke inkinga yayingekho endaweni yokudlela kuphela, kepha singakuthola kukho konke ukwakhiwa. I-Apple isebenzise imali engaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-5.000 XNUMX ekwakhiweni kwezikhungo zayo ezintsha ezimaphakathi futhi kulokhu, isebenzise inani elikhulu lengilazi, hhayi kuphela ezindlini kepha futhi ukumboza konke okuthengiswayo ngengilazi yesikhala esigobile.
Kubekwe ihhovisi likamakhi wezakhiwo i-Apple Park, uNormal Foster izitika zonxande ezimnyama ezinamakhona ayindilinga kumakristalu ukwenza lula ukubonakala kwawo hhayi ukuphula ama-aesthetics. Lezi zinamathelisi zabekwa ngoDisemba 30, ngaphambi kokuba abasebenzi baqale ukuthutha. Akucaci ukuthi ngabe lezi yizona izitikha ezisuswe emibikweni yangaphambilini "ezincoma" ukufakwa kwazo noma izitikha ezintsha ezigunyaziwe.
Ngokusho kukaSalvador, "Engqondweni yami isakhiwo siphephile ngokwamakhodi engiwabekayo", kodwa uyakuqinisekisa lokho "Asibheki ingilazi uma sihlola izakhiwo". Abasebenzi baqala ukuthuthela e-Apple Park ngoJanuwari 2, njengoba nje izigameko zokulimala ekhanda ezitholwa ngabasebenzi abathile ngesikhathi kushayisana ingilazi ziqala ukuvela emphakathini.
Kungekudala ngemuva kwalezi zigameko, inkampani yezokwakha kaNorman Foster no-Apple yaqala namathisela izitika eziningi ukuthuthukisa ukubonakala yamapaneli engilazi. Okwamanje kubonakala sengathi lezi zinamathelisi ezintsha zisebenze kangcono, ngoba izingozi nabasebenzi sezinyamalale ngokuphelele.