On a recent visit to New York we visited the newly refurbished Apple Store on Fifth Avenue. The original store was Iconic, but the redesign is on another level.
British Architecture Firm Forster & Partners overhauled the store, working in collaboration with Jony Ive.
The glass cube entrance has been restored and the addition of 80 skylights has flooded the interior with natural light. The original floor has been dug out and dropped around 7 feet to increase the ceiling height.
Another new feature of Apple Fifth Avenue is the redesigned spiral staircase, which Foster + Partners upgraded to suit the new, taller store. A mirrored stainless steel drum features 43 cantilevering steel steps. Bezier curves are created on each step to evoke the shape of Apple products.
The Fifth Avenue store location is the only Apple Store that is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
