AlvinofDiaspar
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Their locational decision is now partly about making urbanistic statements as well.
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Their locational decision is now partly about making urbanistic statements as well.
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Johnny Au
Senior Member
One of the Chicago Tribune's photographers did extremely well in shooting that photo, managing to include the building home to said newspaper.Seriously beyond jealous...
Chicago Tribune: Apple's new flagship store an understated gem on the Chicago River
MetroMan
Senior Member
Ironically, that photo was actually taken for Fortune. This is the one published in Chicago Tribune:
Johnny Au
Senior Member
There's still the view of the Chicago Tribune building.Ironically, that photo was actually taken for Fortune. This is the one published in Chicago Tribune:
Johnny Au
Senior Member
Meanwhile, in a certain small island within a large fruit,
Read here: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/01/fake-nyc-apple-store-for-iphone-x/
Read here: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/01/fake-nyc-apple-store-for-iphone-x/
MetroMan
Senior Member
Benito
Senior Member
Pedro @MetroMan you're front page news on MacRumors now. https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/04/apple-store-yonge-bloor-toronto-plans/
steveve
Senior Member
Great that now it's essentially 'out there' (but still don't think we're gonna get any confirmation on Apple's end).
Great find @MetroMan ! This is the most concrete piece of information we've had yet. Can't believe this was sitting there the entire time, even I looked over those documents a few times and didn't catch that.
MetroMan
Senior Member
The riser portion confirms that there’ll be a cantilevered balcony facing Bloor. The in wall segment reserved for “Apple Riser” is the width of an emergency stair case — so about 1.5 metres — and will go from floor to ceiling. This is consistent with a cantilever structure. They’ll build an iron cross brace that’ll be bolted to the 2 pillars and then the floor and ceiling beams.
Then there’ll be a back of house room and a wall of accessories. The balcony will host the Today At Apple education room with a giant tv on the wall visible from Bloor. There’ll likely be stone staircases on either side of the balcony.
What’s missing is the board room and an outdoor patio space. If Apple leases the lower level, then they could build the boardroom and back of house operations down there. But it doesn’t appear that they did as Mizrahi has partitioned those off as individual retail spaces in the PATH.
I guess Apple could add some tables and chairs on Bloor and on Yonge since the private part of the sidewalk is so wide but this wouldn’t be the kind of outdoor space Apple has been building for their new stores.
Then there’ll be a back of house room and a wall of accessories. The balcony will host the Today At Apple education room with a giant tv on the wall visible from Bloor. There’ll likely be stone staircases on either side of the balcony.
What’s missing is the board room and an outdoor patio space. If Apple leases the lower level, then they could build the boardroom and back of house operations down there. But it doesn’t appear that they did as Mizrahi has partitioned those off as individual retail spaces in the PATH.
I guess Apple could add some tables and chairs on Bloor and on Yonge since the private part of the sidewalk is so wide but this wouldn’t be the kind of outdoor space Apple has been building for their new stores.
Johnny Au
Senior Member
At least we got partial confirmation of a much needed Apple Store.
It would greatly relieve the ever-so tiny Eaton Centre location that often approaches fire hazard.
It would greatly relieve the ever-so tiny Eaton Centre location that often approaches fire hazard.
MetroMan
Senior Member
Would be great if Urban Toronto could get a comment from Mizrahi. Somebody put "Apple" in the blueprints. Not just out of context. The description very clearly fits with a well known Apple store construction feature. It's as good as confirmed as it gets without Apple itself confirming it.
Sorry, not going to happen.
First; Mizrahi will not comment. Assuming there is a contract with Apple, he cannot say anything. Second; neither are you gong to fish a comment out of Apple until they are ready. Third, who cares about official confirmation? This has all been obvious for a couple years now.
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First; Mizrahi will not comment. Assuming there is a contract with Apple, he cannot say anything. Second; neither are you gong to fish a comment out of Apple until they are ready. Third, who cares about official confirmation? This has all been obvious for a couple years now.
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ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
The space shown for risers on that drawing are for the mechanical and electrical services to run up the building - nothing to do with a cantilevered structure.
steveve
Senior Member
BlogTO finally covering this (https://www.blogto.com/tech/2018/01/yonge-and-bloor-might-soon-get-apple-store/)
Weren't the screen caps were taken from the original April 2016 submission? I didn't think they were 'recently updated' as mentioned in the article. Incorrect reporting?
"architecture firm Foster + Partners, which has worked with Apple in the past, recently updated its blueprints for The One to label Apple by name." -BlogTO
Weren't the screen caps were taken from the original April 2016 submission? I didn't think they were 'recently updated' as mentioned in the article. Incorrect reporting?
"architecture firm Foster + Partners, which has worked with Apple in the past, recently updated its blueprints for The One to label Apple by name." -BlogTO
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
It's BlogTO...nuff said. Note the circuitous way of referencing the news as well - instead of going to the primary source, which might have saved them from the error.
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