Apple's Istanbul Clerestory
Designed by Norman Foster Architecture Office these are 4 insanely large panes of glass that leave open all four sides of the above ground structure and support a reflective white ceiling. The aesthetic openness is achieved first by eliminating the framed glass and all visible glass hardware on the elevation and then fabricating full sheets of glass to reduce all joints to only miter glass corner conditions. Norman Foster seems to be a new go to architecture firm for apple since they are the same Architects that were awarded the commission for the apple headquarters by Steve Jobs.
Much of the success of the Apple Stores has been there ability to further push the boundaries and then showcase the full capabilities of the glass.
Referenced Links:
http://www.ifoapplestore.com/2014/04/06/curious-crowd-fills-first-istanbul-store-waiting-line/
http://www.macnn.com/articles/14/04/03/cuboid.above.ground.uses.huge.panes.of.glass.hides.two.full.floors/
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/norman-foster-partners-istanbul-apple-store-05-15-2014/
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