第五大道大道苹果店

建设单位：苹果公司

项目地点：美国纽约

设计单位：福斯特建筑事务所

设计/建造：2015 / 2019 年

摄影：Aaron Hargreaves / 福斯特建筑事务所

Client: Apple Coporation

Location: New York, USA

Architect: Foster + Partners

Design / Completion: 2015 / 2019

Photography: Aaron Hargreaves / Foster + Partners

该项目由苹果首席设计官乔纳森·艾维领导的设计团队与福斯特建筑事务所的工程团队紧密合作而成。通过仔细地剥离历史层次以及对立方体进行敏感的修复处理，苹果第五大道旗舰店通过创造三个立面的出入口来复兴该广场，从而彰显苹果不断进取和创新的精神。

广场是一个完美展示苹果价值观的舞台，包括摄影、音乐、编程、艺术与设计等。当人们沿着宽大的台阶向上进入空间时，他们成为纽约繁华城市生活的一部分。在 58 街到59 街边，被树荫遮蔽的线性喷泉和石制座椅在繁忙的交通中为市民创造了一个休憩之地，形成安静的缓冲区。除此之外，旁边还有两个独立的辅助入口，通往下面的商店。

玻璃立方体的旗舰店边呈现九个漂亮的创新艺术装置，它们是呈网格状排列的“天空之镜”。这些公共雕塑使游客能够以全新的方式与著名的纽约市天际线互动。它们无缝的曲面造型让人们既能坐在上面休息，又能在镜中看到反射的城市建筑。这些“天空之镜”暗藏循环冷却系统，在吸收太阳能的同时防霜冻，让游人可以全年使用。镜面玻璃还能将两倍的太阳光反射到店内。

广场的中央是独特的玻璃立方体，象征着活动的中心，将人们带入下面的商店。访客顺着圆形升降梯或壮观的不锈钢楼梯来到玻璃立方体下方。这些楼梯与升降梯的每个零件都由镜面不锈钢制成，反射了周围的景观与能量。这些精心挑选的材质模糊了建筑形式，光线和天际线的无限反射创造出令人兴奋的刺激体验。

广场下方的宏伟大厅与上方公共广场的相呼应，由三维弯曲织物制成的云状天花板巧妙地结合了人造光和自然光，以适应白天变化的日光色调，带来前所未有的经验。即使在弱光条件下，天窗周围的光线也会更亮，然后逐渐减弱，给人以自然光充斥室内的印象。每个天窗周围的一圈光环提供聚焦照明，用于突出显示桌子上的产品。通风系统掩藏在石材地板内，可智能地响应室外天气，便于优化能源用量。

Apple Fifth Avenue is located on the corner of Central Park, one of the greatest public urban spaces in the world. Set against the backdrop of the famous General Motors Building by Edward Durell Stone, the site has a long history; a sunken urban plaza in the 1960s that was filled-in at turn of the Millennium, it was later transformed in 2006 into one of the most photographed attractions in the city with the insertion of the iconic glass cube, Steve Jobs’ defining symbol for Apple Fifth Avenue. Through the careful peeling back of layers of history and the sensitive restoration of the cube, Apple Fifth Avenue seeks to revive the plaza by making it more accessible from three sides, reinforcing the progressive and innovative spirit that is emblematic of Apple.

The plaza is the perfect stage for celebrating Apple’s passions: photography, music, art and design, coding,and more. Wide steps along the edges invite people up into the space, to gather in a bustling epicenter of urban life. Stone seaters shaded by trees and bordered by linear fountains along the edges of both 58th and 59th Streets create a place to rest and a quiet buffer from the busy traffic, alongside two discrete auxiliary entrances that enhance access to the store below.

Nine beautiful innovative mirrored ‘Skylenses’ are arranged in a grid either side of the glass cube. These public sculptures allow visitors to interact with the famous New York City skyline in a completely new way.Their seamless curved surfaces create a place to sit while providing a reflected perspective of the city’s architecture. The skylenses feature an innovative circulatory cooling system beneath the top surface,designed to absorb solar energy and offer frost protection, allowing people to use them throughout the year.The mirrored glass floods natural light into the expanded store - double the size of the previous space.

At the center of the plaza is the distinctive glass cube, signifying the hub of activity and drawing life into the store below. Visitors descend under the light-flooded glass cube, down a new circular lift and spectacular stainless-steel staircase. Each element from the elevator drum to the stair treads is made with mirrored stainless steel, creating a kaleidoscopic effect and reflecting the sights and energy from the surrounding area.The carefully chosen materials completely dematerialize the form and the infinite reflections of light and the skyline create an exciting and stimulating experience.

A grand hall beneath the plaza matches the energy of the public square above, with a backlit, cloud-like ceiling made from a three-dimensional curved fabric innovatively combines artificial and natural light to match the changing tones of daylight through the day - producing an experience that has never been achieved before. Even in low-light conditions, the intensity is higher around the skylights and gradually recedes away from it, giving the impression of natural light flooding the interior. A ring of lights around each skylight contains focus lighting that highlights the products on the display tables. The ventilation system is discreetly integrated within the stone floor and responds intelligently to the levels of occupancy and outdoor weather, optimizing energy usage.