New Renderings of Apple's New Flagship San Francisco Store Reveal Massive 2-Story Sliding Glass Panels

Revised plans for Apple's proposed flagship retail store in San Francisco's Union Square include new renderings of the location, reports SocketSite. The prospective store is now pictured to feature two full-height sliding glass panels standing 44 feet tall and 23 feet wide, allowing the building to be opened up to the street. The store will also include regular glass doors that would act as a primary point of entry when the larger doors are closed.

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Apple's revised design for new San Francisco flagship store

Apple originally filed plans last May to move its existing Stockton Street flagship store three blocks north, giving the store a larger footprint and prime location in the Union Square shopping district. However, the plans quickly ran into opposition as critics panned multiple aspects of the proposal, such as the idea to remove a sculptural fountain created by late sculpture artist Ruth Asawa and the installation of a 80-foot-long windowless wall along a key pedestrian and transit corridor. Soon after, city officials made clear that significant changes would be needed for the project if it was to receive approval.

Apple then filed revised plans in August to address some of the proposal's biggest criticisms, stating that it would keep the fountain, add an eight-foot wide window along the Stockton Street frontage, and move to pull the proposed glass wall of the store back by four feet to add a greater sense of depth and more shadows for visual interest.

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Apple's original design for new San Francisco flagship store

City officials were reportedly pleased by Apple's proposed changes, although the project must still pass through full review before it can be approved. A part of that review will take place on Wednesday, February 5, as the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission will meet to discuss Apple's request for a permit to construct the store. Apple has not announced when it plans to open the new store, and any internal targets may yet be affected by San Francisco's review and permitting processes.

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Top Rated Comments

kalsta Avatar
126 months ago
You'd need at least two cave trolls to open those doors each morning.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
apple_iBoy Avatar
126 months ago
Wait, so when the big glass partitions are open, you're basically going to have a huge non-climate controlled space with pigeons flying around?
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Quicklite Avatar
126 months ago
I was more concerned about the architects apparent lack of depth perception.

They're going for a more iOS 7 like flat design. :D
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TehFalcon Avatar
126 months ago
No Apple logo?
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Renzatic Avatar
126 months ago
No Apple logo?

I was more concerned about the architects apparent lack of depth perception.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
angemon89 Avatar
126 months ago
They keep forgetting to put the corner hot dog stand in their design images.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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