"Foster + Partners embodies "creative spirit of Mumbai" with first Apple Store in India

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福斯特事务所公布了他们在印度孟买设计的首座苹果旗舰店，其天花由45万片橡树构成。

苹果旗舰店位于班德拉库尔拉商业综合体的一个非常重要的转角，该建筑位于孟买，是一个集办公和商业于一体的商业综合体，而这个苹果店是印度首个科技品牌旗舰店。

UK studio Foster + Partners has unveiled the first flagship Apple Store in India, which has a ceiling made from 450,000 pieces of oak.
The Apple BKC store occupies a prominent corner of Bandra Kurla Complex, an office and shopping development in Mumbai, and is the technology brand's first flagship store in the country.



福斯特事务所的负责人Stefan Behling说：“我们非常高兴能够和苹果合作，参与他们在印度的首个旗舰店项目。”

“这个苹果旗舰店代表了孟买这座城市的创新精神”，Stefan Behling接着提到。“这个项目的设计吸收了当地精妙的手工艺元素、当地特有的材料以及当地郁郁葱葱的植物，从而刺激人们的感官体验并提升人们的精神享受。”

"We are delighted to collaborate with Apple on their first flagship store in India," said Foster + Partners head of studio Stefan Behling.
"Apple BKC embodies the creative spirit of Mumbai," he continued. "The design incorporates finely crafted elements, locally sourced materials and lush greenery – to stimulate the senses and lift the spirits."



三角形的旗舰店四周由两块高约八米的玻璃幕墙围合而成，在两层高的室内空间引入自然光。

大厅的陈列桌面展示了苹果的最新产品，同时两排榕树放置在玻璃幕墙边缘，同时树池也作为座椅供客人休息。

大厅中的大台阶整体由不锈钢制成，楼梯栏板由两块14米长的玻璃制成。楼梯通向大厅夹层，能够俯瞰整个大厅空间。

The triangular-shaped store is enclosed by two eight-metre-high glass walls that allow natural light into its double-height interior.
Within the main space, display tables show Apple's products while two rows of ficus trees placed in planters double as seating next to the windows.
A feature staircase made of stainless steel with two 14-meter-long glass balustrades leads to a mezzanine level overlooking this central space.



根据福斯特事务所的设计概念，整个苹果店的室内空间被设计为“一个和谐共生的整体，将苹果公司独特的设计哲学与印度当地的手工艺元素和当地材料完美地结合在一起。”

苹果店的墙面由石材构成，这些石材来自印度的拉贾斯坦邦，石材表面的颗粒感令人想起了名贵的乔其纱肌理。

苹果店顶部的橡木天花从室内延伸到室外，形成天然的雨棚空间，天花由45万块手工制成的橡木元素构成的三角板构成。

三角板构成的斜向网格形式受到了孟买当地的藤编制品的影响。

According to the studio, the store's interior was designed as "a symbiosis of Apple's unique design approach with finely crafted elements and locally sourced materials".
The walls of the store, which were made from stone sourced from Rajasthan, have a fine grain that is intended to evoke the texture of luxurious Georgette fabric.
Above the store and extending to form a canopy around it is a timber ceiling, which is made with 450,000 hand-crafted oak elements that are formed into 1,000 triangular tiles.
The tiles were arranged to resemble a lattice pattern that was informed by the work of rattan weavers in Mumbai.



苹果零售高级副总裁Deirdre O’Brien谈到“在苹果，消费者就是我们工作的中心，我们团队非常激动地宣布我们在印度的第一家旗舰店盛大开幕。”

“苹果BKC体现了孟买的多元文化，在这样一个优美包容的建筑中将苹果的精神体现出来”

苹果孟买旗舰店是福斯特事务所为科技巨头设计的最新零售商业建筑。

图片：Foster + Partners

"At Apple, our customers are at the centre of everything we do, and our teams are excited to celebrate this wonderful moment with them as we open our first retail store in India," said Apple's senior vice president of retail Deirdre O’Brien.
"Apple BKC is a reflection of Mumbai's vibrant culture and brings together the best of Apple in a beautiful, welcoming space for connection and community."
Apple BKC in Mumbai is the latest retail outlet designed by Foster + Partners for the tech giant.
The photography is courtesy of Foster + Partners.