Steve Jobs' last design: New Apple HQ pics Those who think that Apple is a strange cult will only have their suspicions confirmed by the recently released renderings of Apple's new Cupertino HQ published online yesterday. Apple HQ 1, credit Cupertino Council We've seen hazy pics of the building before, but the official images have just been posted on the Cupertino …
My though is that it's circular to trap Steve's ghost essence and channel it into the minds of workers. I think it's clear from the evidence:
1.Meticulously designed by a dying man
2.Apparent reality altering aura that blurs and influences colour balance and saturation.
3.Designed to be sealed up tight preventing any escape
4.Crewed by a slavish cult
But then why is that odd if your actually selling computers like appliances?
When you buy a toaster, TV, fridge, washing machine and so on do you look for a hatch to open them up?
While computers sometimes need memory and disk upgrades you tend to burn out your washing machine before you upgrade to a better model. This tends to be true of most people when it comes to computers, they stick with the factory specification.
"When you buy a toaster, TV, fridge, washing machine and so on do you look for a hatch to open them up?"
You know what, I often open my fridge, washing machine and toaster. I'd find them pretty bloody useless if I couldn't.
Similarly OS X Lion in fact, where I have to copy files to the LIBRARY, or edit the HOSTS file, but St. Jobs said that I am not allowed access to them. That's great, but it means that I cannot access the file server (needs HOSTS file update), or use Photoshop (needs files copied to LIBRARY)
... it would appear to rotate at high speed. Don't know if that's the reality-distortion generator in operation or the picture five years down the line after the earthly remains of His Jobsworth have been spinning with increasing agitation at its centre.
This is almost the perfect place to have windows that open. Air coming from the large park surrounding this low rise building? I'd hate working there without being able to crack the window. Maybe you wouldn't want to downtown where there are just cars passing under the window, but that looks like a fantastic place to open the window!
It's official: Steve Jobs is a dick.
It's hardly uncommon though is it? At my last place, we had windows that opened, but if you did dare open one, and the head of HR saw you, you would get summoned to her 'roasting room' (glass walled sound proof cubicle for 'interviews', although it felt more like a place you can silently ream someone out whilst everyone else stares) for re-education.
At the new place, there are no windows, just panes of glass, so at least the temptation has gone.
The best thing about a donut shape like this is that there are no corner offices, and most people will have some daylight coming into their space. That's a good thing. I wish I worked in a donut.
I suspect this will have been designed with a whole building environment management system which controls lights, temperature and fresh air supply, like you will find in most modern high-rise office buildings. In cases like that, being able to open a window is actually highly counter-productive.
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