Apple yesterday opened a brand-new Marina Bay Sands store in Singapore, which is the third Apple Store in the city-state. Apple Marina Bay Sands is one of the company's largest architectural projects. The new store looks like an all-glass dome that offers spectacular 360-degree views of the city.
The entire structure consists of 114 pieces of glass and only ten narrow vertical baffles for structural connection.
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The Pantheon in Rome inspired the authors to create such an Apple Store. The structure itself is made with custom "sunshade rings" to counter the local climate and provide night-time lighting effects. Each ring is uniquely shaped to optimize sun angles and visibility.
On the first day, only customers who made a pre-order with a reservation through the store's web page were able to visit it.
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Recall that the new Apple Store's main feature is that it is surrounded entirely by water.
The store is also equipped with a special stage for mass events and concerts. It is expected that this is where recordings of Apple Sessions with local artists will take place.
A 45-meter escalator will take visitors from the basement to the dome. There is also an Apple meeting room for business meetings, training, and private events.
The store has a team of 148 people who speak 23 languages in total.