建設(shè)單位:蘋果公司
項(xiàng)目地點(diǎn):美國(guó)芝加哥
設(shè)計(jì)單位:福斯特建筑設(shè)計(jì)公司
設(shè)計(jì)/建造:2015 / 2017 年
攝影:Nigel Young / 福斯特建筑事務(wù)所
Client: Apple Coporation
Location: Chicago, USA
Architect: Foster + Partners
Design / Completion: 2015 / 2017
Photography: Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
在芝加哥藝術(shù)魅力的影響下,蘋果公司在這個(gè)音樂之城創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)新的展示平臺(tái)。蘋果密歇根大道專賣店位于芝加哥河和北密西根大街(華麗一英里)的交匯處,從先鋒法院逐漸的下到芝加哥河的邊上,這間新的蘋果專賣店在城市和河流之間建立起了新的聯(lián)系。
該項(xiàng)目體現(xiàn)出了蘋果公司對(duì)城市和社區(qū)的承諾,這也是蘋果設(shè)計(jì)團(tuán)隊(duì)首席設(shè)計(jì)師喬納森·艾夫先生和零售與在線商店高級(jí)副總裁安吉拉·阿倫德茨先生以及福斯特建筑事務(wù)所一起共同密切合作的結(jié)果。喬納森·艾夫爵士說:“蘋果密歇根大道專賣店消除了室內(nèi)外間的界限,還重建了城市內(nèi)各重要位置之間的聯(lián)系。它將這個(gè)歷史悠久的城市廣場(chǎng)與河流阻斷開來,讓芝加哥擁有了一個(gè)動(dòng)態(tài)的新的展示平臺(tái),并且很自然的來到了河流邊。”
先鋒法院是芝加哥歷史上的一個(gè)城市廣場(chǎng)。這是芝加哥創(chuàng)始之父Point de Sable 最早生活和工作的地方。密歇根大道蘋果專賣店坐落在一個(gè)寬闊的公共臺(tái)階上面,從廣場(chǎng)一直延伸到下面的河流。在這片緩慢下降的空間里創(chuàng)建了許多活躍的空間,人們?cè)谶@里可以將城市與河流連接起來,并進(jìn)行創(chuàng)新和體驗(yàn)活動(dòng)。
室內(nèi)外的臺(tái)階之間是無縫隙轉(zhuǎn)換的。整個(gè)臺(tái)階穿過建筑的透明玻璃里面,并消失在那里,商店的中心位置,被一片超薄的碳纖維屋頂遮蓋著,并由細(xì)長(zhǎng)的不銹鋼柱子支撐。而里面的臺(tái)階就像是環(huán)繞在論壇四周的座位——整個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)的主題就是蘋果的中心,也是創(chuàng)意、教育和娛樂的一個(gè)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)展示。
Apple Michigan Avenue celebrates Chicago’s creative roots, bringing together the city’s rich history and vibrant contemporary urban culture, by creating a platform for performance in the heart of the city. Located at the intersection of the Chicago River and North Michigan Avenue’s ‘Magnificent Mile’, Apple Michigan Avenue cascades down from Pioneer Court to the river’s edge,creating new connections between the city and the river.
Pioneer Court is an urban plaza steeped in Chicago history. It is the spot where Point de Sable - the founding father of Chicago - first lived and worked. Apple Michigan Avenue sits atop a wide new public stair, created to lead down from the plaza to the river. The gentle descent of levels creates active spaces where people can connect, create, and experience the city and river together.
The stairway transitions seamlessly between the outside and inside. It passes through the building’s walls - dematerialized to pure glass - and connects to the store’s buzzing center, sheltered by an impossibly thin carbon fiber roof,supported on slender stainless-steel columns. As the interior steps down to the river, it acts as a seating space around the Forum - the hub of Today at Apple and a live source of creativity, education and entertainment.