Apple HQ 2.0 ( the mothership)

Apple HQ 2.0 (image from digitaltrends.com)

You have to give Steve Jobs credit for being a visionary.  He proposed to build 2nd Apple HQ in Cupertino City, California.  The building will be covering a large area, most of which is open air.  The building is almost like a coliseum, but at the center is an open landscaped space full of trees and  jogging paths.

It is designed to accommodate 13,000 employees.  It is said the roof will be covered with solar panels to generate some of its electricity needs.  The building will be designed to reduce energy demand, that is why the building has glass on outer walls, light comes in no need for florescent light during daytime.

Parking is said to be build in the main building while an auditorium and fitness center will be built on a separate building structure.  Wow.  A fitness center, just what every corporation need, to take care of their employee's health.

It is said that the building will be ready by 2015.  Wish we could see it for ourselves when it is finished.