In fact, since last year, Apple employees began to stationed one after another UF headquarters, but some employees remain in the old headquarters to work until after the fall of the new product launches last fall after more staff stationed in the new headquarters of Apple Park. And before the previous shareholders meeting , Apple also formally changed the business address from the old headquarters address to the current Apple Park address, which means that in the future, Apple will focus on the operation of the new UF headquarters.
Apple Park original design is former Apple CEO Steve Jobs conceived as a workplace in the landscape, but also its own memories of Stanford University, so when building also incorporates a university atmosphere that encourages cooperation and creativity in the park with grass and More than 9,000 trees, 37 species of fruit trees, and 5 million square feet of asphalt and concrete are replaced by drought-resistant trees, including oaks and mahogany, and operate with 100% renewable energy while being internally ventilated for at least nine months by natural ventilation No heating or air-conditioning is required, and the park's large, toroidal-shaped building covers an area of about 2.8 million square feet and the main building covered by the world's largest curved glass panel has also become a major feature of Apple Park.
According to Apple's instructions, Apple Park construction cost about 5 billion US dollars, a total of about accommodating up to 12,000 Apple employees, which includes the Steve Jobs Theater, fitness center, visitor center, and next to the office block, the total office area of about 175 acres, in order to allow employees to facilitate access throughout the park, Apple park in the area to provide 1,000 free-use bicycles, as well as 2,000 bicycle parking spaces.
However, the new UFO headquarters also seems to arouse the dissatisfaction of many internal staff. For example, glass curtains with a large number of floor designs cause many employees to accidentally head-on and even the inside is prohibited from posting any reminders on glass curtains for aesthetic reasons , So there are still many people so accidentally hit the glass.
On the other hand, due to the mostly open-space office environment in Apple Park, only senior executives above the rank of vice president will have a personal office space. As a result, many senior staff members are dissatisfied with the plan and even some R & D team members plan to apply for resignation.