The US $ 5 billion headquarters of Apple's flying saucer is about to complete

Apple Park headquarters is Steve Jobs's brainchild, designed just months before his death.

Unmanned aircraft captures the image above Apple's new $ 5 billion headquarters. Many areas are still under construction, but most of this complex has been completed, according to Longroom.

Apple's new headquarters looks from above.

Officially named "Apple Park" , this headquarters will welcome 12,000 employees to work within the next 6 months. The construction of the remaining buildings is planned throughout the summer. Apple revealed its plan to build the area since 2011, just a few months before Steve Jobs died.

The main house is called "Campus 2" with a flying saucer shape. The front of the building is covered with 3,000 curved glass panels, inside is a 1,000-seat conference room, a fitness room and 2.8 hectares of space for research work.

This complex uses renewable energy, including solar and biofuels. 80% of the area will be green space, with a series of pedestrian and bicycle paths, and more than 1,000 bicycles for staff. Apple's internal construction team applies a lot of stringent regulations, such as no vents or pipes that are allowed to reflect on glass.

Apple Park headquarters.

This headquarters architecture has many similarities with Apple products, such as a corner curve or an elevator button similar to the Home key. But the leader of the corporation did not deliberately recall the image of the iPhone, they wanted to pursue the pure idea of ​​shape and size.

The total cost of the project is about 5 billion USD, equivalent to 2% of Apple's $ 215 billion reserve. When completed, this will become the 5th most expensive building in the world.