Apple has hundreds of stores located in different parts of the world, serving as stores, repair centers, and community hubs where the customers can learn to be more creative. Until now, none of these burnished Apple meccas have been built on water. As news reports, the company has confirmed its plans to open a dome-shaped store close to the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore.
We are not sure yet when the doors will open, but a spokesperson said it would be sooner than we expected. “It will be a space for you to explore, connect, and create something new.” As Archigardner reports, the store is replacing a shard-shaped Crystal Pavilion that once housed a nightclub called Avalon. However, the company has rebuilt the structure with glass panels that will reflect Singapore’s skyline during the day, and glow like a lantern at night.
“The structure’s shape informs an entirely new store layout,” the company teased and will be partly lit by a circular window at the top of the dome. Like the original Crystal Pavilion, it will be connected by a boardwalk and an underwater tunnel that links to a nearby mall. The eye-catching dome is the third Apple store in Singapore.
The company constructed its first location at Knightsbridge Mall in 2017 before launching the second one at Jewel Changi Airport in July 2019. The store opening is quite unusual at a time like this when companies are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The tech giant has plenty of cash, though – it recently hit a $2 trillion valuation – and is clearly confident that pre-COVID-19 foot traffic will return. Microsoft, for comparison, has announced that it will shut all of its physical stores and transition four, based in London, New York City, Sydney, and Redmond, into community-focused Experience Centers.
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