Apple Campus 2 to Feature Visitor Center With Rooftop Observation Deck

Apple Campus 2 will feature a visitor center with a rooftop observation deck, according to city documents filed this spring. The Silicon Valley Business Journal notes that Apple's approvals in 2013 mentioned a visitor center but a detailed project description wasn't filed until April.

The plans show a super-modern glass-walled structure topped by a carbon-fiber roof with extended eaves, punctuated by large skylights. On the ground floor: A 2,386-square-foot cafe and 10,114-square-foot store “which allows visitors to view and purchase the newest Apple products.” Stairs and elevators take visitors to the roof level, about 23 feet up. There, they’ll be able to behold the multi-billion-dollar campus, a kind of monument to the late co-founder Steve Jobs and Apple’s tremendous money machine.

Apple says the project will "give visitors of Apple Campus 2 the opportunity to see the Main Building from the rooftop observation deck." It also intends for the visitor center at 10700 N. Tantau to "create a public face of the Apple Campus 2 that reflects Apple’s business and design practices, and allows for a long-term presence in Cupertino."


A screen will block views from the rooftop observation deck onto neighboring homes and parking will be mostly underground. Hours are expected to be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends.

Apple is expected to complete construction on Apple Campus 2 by the end of next year. More details at the link below...

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