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Equivalent 12-14 story buildings are not pleasant to work in; in particular there is far less natural light, so only the privileged managers get window light.
by massysett 10y ago
Equivalent 12-14 story buildings are not pleasant to work in; in particular there is far less natural light, so only the privileged managers get window light.
[edit] Plus: "It is also the site of the world’s largest naturally ventilated building, projected to require no heating or air conditioning for nine months of the year." That's probably tough to do with a box in the city.
- tptacek 10y agoThat's nice, but it also does encircle an enormous amount of usable land in an extremely high-demand real estate market and turn it into a private park accessible only to employees of the company.
- ahh 10y agoThe land in question used to be anonymous office buildings owned by...HP or someone like that, if I remember. Apple has taken away precisely what from the public by replacing it with this?
- tptacek 10y agoThe opportunity to use that land for anything better than a private park for Apple employees. I don't think anyone here is saying this is awful. It's just not necessarily praiseworthy.
- rhino369 10y agoDoes the Apple building have more light than skyscrappers with mostly glass walls? The standard 12 story mid-rise buildings in DC are built with glass walls so that light doesn't get caught in outer offices.
- derekp7 10y agoThe last few buildings I worked in had all the director-level offices in the center (glassed in), with the employee area taking up the ring around that. Plenty of daylight for everyone.