Here’s what the newly renovated Glass Cube Apple Store on Fifth Ave in New York City looks like now. It uses only 15 panes of glass to create the cube (compared to 90 panes previously) and is held “seamlessly” together without any visible hardware.
Can you tell the original store and the new one apart? When the two stores are side by side, it’s sort of easy? Maybe not. OK, it kind of looks the same. Whatever. The new design isn’t sullied by metal fasteners nor are there as many breaks in the glass.
To be honest, I kind of prefer the look of the old glass cube store — it sparkled instead of being invisible like the new one. The metal rods outlining the store (which have now disappeared) also made for a minimalist mini-moat of sorts too. See more pictures of the new seamless Glass Cube at MacRumors.
Marty McFly
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 9:29 AMi hope its quake-proof..it looks good, but i’d feel kinda weird working there, knowing could people see ur every move.
Joel
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 12:24 PMThe store is under the ground, the glass cube is just the entrance.
Mitch Bus
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 5:01 PMIt’s also supposed to be more structurally safe in the event of an earthquake or heavy weather. :)
Chemenski
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 11:21 AMI like the old one too. Or maybe it’s just the photo that doesn’t do it justice.
B3n
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 1:29 PMyeah defs looks like a poor quality photo of the new one…
Steve
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 3:49 PMAnd to think Apple’s marketing in the 80s was based around painting Microsoft as some 1984-esque overlord. But I don’t remember MS ever making creepy giant cult murals in the middle of Manhattan to overlook their minions.
MrUnhappy
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 5:39 PMWith the bollards now missing, can you imagine how many drunks smack their heads into it at night!
morgs
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 9:55 PMtheres clearly more than 15 panes of glass there, and i definitely like the old one better, seems cooler and more futuristic than the newer (dont ask why, just does to me)
Nads
Monday, November 7, 2011 at 12:16 PM3 panes per face X 5 faces = 15.
olearymo
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 1:00 PMOld one definitely better. Gave it more depth.
Matt L
Monday, November 7, 2011 at 4:59 PMWhy?