The floor plan was established to provide a series a opaque and transparent exterior walls. This was done to provide storefront merchandising opportunities as well as managing the views to the exterior. Product would be placed upon millwork displays along the opaque surfaces. Shoppers act as living mannequins working away at the Apple products much the same as you see at any Apple mall store.
The circulation core bisects the building on axis with Trinity Church and the Hancock Building. The location allows for a variety of different spaces and experiences. Along the spine are located smaller, more intimate display areas, I have dubbed the "Tea Rooms". These are accessed via the stair platform and by the elevators located on each end of the spine.
There are six floors to the design, Each having different configurations to allow for the spatial diversity that I intended. A large trellised skylight caps the building allowing light to filter through the varying spaces down to the ground floor, continually changing patterns throughout the day.
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