新店位于该市标志性的城市中心之一，在拉玛一世路和拉差达姆里路交汇处繁华的中央世界广场中心建立了一个安静的雕塑形象。它形成了城市新的社会焦点，并为该市著名的新年庆祝活动和众多其他年度庆祝活动提供了诱人的背景。

Located in one of the city’s iconic urban centers, the new store establishes a quiet sculptural presence at the heart of the bustling Central World Square on the intersection of Rama I and Ratchadamri roads. It forms a new social focus for the city and an inviting backdrop for the city’s famous New Year celebrations and numerous other annual festivities.

该项目是Apple团队与建筑师Foster + Partners通过其当地实体F&P（泰国）有限公司和Architects 49有限公司紧密合作的结果。

The project is the result of the close collaboration between the team at Apple and architect Foster + Partners, through its local entity F&P (Thailand) Ltd and Architects 49 Ltd.

该店位于中央世界广场的南端，面对一个宽敞的公共广场和对面著名的Erawan神庙。它通过上层的一座新桥与BTS人行道相连，同时还可以俯瞰周围的多条车辆和行人路线。在这个令人眼花缭乱的城市奇观中，是一个直径80英尺（24.4米）的两层楼高的玻璃鼓，它的顶点是一个制作精美的圆锥形支撑和一个凹陷的垂直面。它的形状是由贝塞尔曲线的360度旋转产生的。

Situated at the southern end of the Central World Square, the store addresses a generous public plaza and the famous Erawan shrine located across the road. It is connected to the BTS walkway via a new bridge at the upper level, while being overlooked by multiple vehicular and pedestrian routes surrounding the site. Enveloped by this dizzying urban spectacle, is an 80-foot (24.4 meter) diameter two-story glass drum with a beautifully crafted conical support with a concave vertical surface that stands on its apex. Its form has been generated by the 360-degree revolution of a Bezier curve.

暖色调的木材包裹着中央支架，由1461根欧洲白橡木型材组成。橡木木材被分割成独立的薄片，并粘合在云杉芯材上，以确保稳定性。每块板条上的边缘细节都经过精心制作，使空气能够通过中央结构与吸音背衬层排出。

Clad in warm timber, the central support is formed of 1,461 European white oak profiles. The oak timber is split into individual lamellas and bonded onto a spruce core for stability. A carefully crafted edge detail on each slat allows air to be extracted out through the central structure with an absorptive acoustic backing layer.

连接两层主要销售区域的是一个制作精美的楼梯，螺旋涡轮叶片从中央结构中悬空而出。每条踏板都是由实心不锈钢块铣制而成，并经过高度抛光，使其具有反光、雕塑般的质感。两层楼周围的全玻璃圆筒提供了360度的戏剧性景观，将激烈的城市主义与新景观的静谧绿色并置。

Connecting the two main sales areas on the two levels is a beautifully crafted staircase with helical turbine blades that cantilever from the central structure. Each tread is milled from solid blocks of stainless steel and is highly polished, giving them a reflective, sculptural quality. The fully glazed drum surrounding both floors provides dramatic 360-degree views, juxtaposing the intense urbanism with the quiet greenery of the new landscape.

圆形屋顶以其中心为基础，向外延伸10英尺（3米），为玻璃幕墙提供遮阳。玻璃幕墙模糊了室内和室外的界限，玻璃幕墙脱胎换骨，展现了商店平静的内部空间。在内外相同质量的表面处理下，设计为城市建立了一个宽阔的新公共空间，周围环绕着一圈树木，中间穿插着外部长椅，供人们休息和享受绿色环境。

Grounded at its center, the circular roof projects out 10 feet (3 meters) to provide shade to the glazed façade. Blurring the boundaries between the inside and the outside, the glazed façade dematerializes to reveal the calm interiors of the store. With the same quality of surface finishes on the inside and the outside, the design establishes a generous new public space for the city, surrounded by a ring of trees interspersed with external benches for people to rest and enjoy the green setting.

建筑师：Foster + Partners
年份：2020年
照片：Bear and Terry
制造商：Blumer Lehmann
城市：KET PATHUM WAN
国家：泰国
Architects: Foster + Partners
Year: 2020
Photographs: Bear and Terry
Manufacturers: Blumer Lehmann
City: KHET PATHUM WAN
Country: THAILAND