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Apple Stores Retail Design

Key Retail Environments around the world – buildings info, photos & architects news.

post updated November 29, 2024

Latest Apple Store Designs added on e-architect:

19 April 2023
Apple BKC, Mumbai, India
Architecture: Foster + Partners
Apple BKC Flagship Store Mumbai India
photo © Apple
Apple BKC Flagship Store, Mumbai
The store occupies a prominent corner of Jio World Drive, a new retail destination that is part of the Bandra Kurla Complex. The design incorporates finely crafted elements, locally sourced materials and lush greenery – to stimulate the senses and lift the spirits.

29 July 2022
Apple Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, southwest London, England, Unted Kingdom
Architects: Foster + Partners
Apple Brompton Road Knightsbridge London
photo © Nigel Young, Foster + Partners
Apple Brompton Road, London
Apple Brompton Road, another close collaboration between Apple and Foster + Partners, is now open. The new Knightsbridge store is situated between high-end department stores Harrods and Harvey Nichols. It is flooded with natural light from floor-to-ceiling arched windows.

11 Apr 2022
Apple Myeongdong, Seoul, South Korea
Architects: Foster + Partners
Apple Myeongdong Seoul South Korea
photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
Apple Myeongdong, South Korea
The newest Apple Store in South Korea, Apple Myeongdong, has now opened to the public. Located at the heart of Seoul’s vibrant commercial centre, the store is positioned at the base of a new 20-storey mixed-use tower, occupying the full width of the city block to create a grand street frontage.

2 Mar 2022
Apple Al Maryah Island, Qasr al Hosn Fort, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Design: Foster + Partners
Apple Al Maryah Island Abu Dhabi UAE
photo © Nigel Young, Foster + Partners
Apple Al Maryah Island Store
Located in Abu Dhabi’s prestigious financial district, Apple Al Maryah Island occupies the pride of place on the island’s waterfront – a large, shaded plaza beneath the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange building and adjacent to The Galleria Al Maryah Island Mall.

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Apple Store Designs

Contemporary Apple Store Projects – 2017 to 2021 – chronological list

November 24, 2021
Apple at The Grove, Mid-City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Architect: Foster + Partners
Apple at The Grove, Los Angeles store
photo : Apple
Apple at The Grove, Los Angeles
Located Mid-City, adjacent to Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, the new store is at the heart of the global entertainment industry. It forms an integral part of The Grove, the famous open-air shopping and entertainment complex that is one of the city’s most popular visitor destinations, ranking as one of the top shopping and entertainment centers in the country.

Jul 1, 2021
Downtown LA’s Apple Tower Theatre, 802 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
Design: Foster + Partners
Apple Tower Theatre Downtown Los Angeles
photo © apple
Apple Tower Theatre Downtown Los Angeles
Apple Tower Theatre, Apple’s newest store in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, has opened to visitors. The design seeks to reinvigorate one of LA’s most historic movie theaters by giving the building a new purpose and restoring its lost glory. The unveiling of Apple Tower Theatre is a significant part of the larger urban regeneration of downtown LA that will strengthen urban retail and community life in this part of the city.

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17 Sep 2020
Apple Marina Bay Sands, 2 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore
Design: Foster + Partners
Apple Marina Bay Sands Singapore Foster + Partners building
photo : Finbarr Fallon
Apple Marina Bay Sands
Recently opened to the public, Apple Marina Bay Sands creates a new distinctive presence on Singapore Bay. The 30-metre-diameter structure is a fully glazed dome with a black glass base, complementing the sister pavilions through its scale and materiality.

3 Aug 2020
Apple Sanlitun Store, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Architects: Foster + Partners
Apple Sanlitun, Beijing store by Foster + Partners
photo courtesy of architects office
Apple Sanlitun Store Beijing
Sanlitun is a vibrant urban quarter in Beijing, home to Apple’s first store in China built in 2008. Relocating to a more prominent site adjacent to the previous, Apple Sanlitun seeks to create a new dialogue with the surrounding pedestrian streets, addressing the large open square that is a social focus for the district.

12 Aug 2020
Apple Central World, Ratchaprasong, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia
Design: Foster + Partners with Architects 49 Ltd.
Apple Central World Bangkok Foster + Partners
photo © Applee
Apple Central World Bangkok
Apple Central World in Bangkok welcomed its first visitors. 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.

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Jan 25, 2019
Apple Store Upper East Side, New York City, NY, USA
Design: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Apple Store, Upper East Side, New York City
photo : Peter Aaron
Apple Store, Upper East Side, New York City
Located at Madison Avenue and 74th Street, the project is an adaptive reuse of the 1922 U.S. Mortgage & Trust building designed by Henry Otis Chapman, and is now home to one of Apple’s Manhattan retail stores.

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2 Jul 2018
Apple Cotai Central, Macau, China
Architects: Foster + Partners
Apple Cotai Central in Macau
photography © Nigel Young, Foster + Partners
Apple Cotai Central in Macau
A new retail building for this US-based global brand offers a calm complement to the buzz and excitement of Macau, responding to the desire for an inviting, contemplative space, where technology, entertainment and arts come together to make a positive contribution to the city. Its timeless design reinvigorates a corner of Cotai with a distinctive addition – a luminescent cube, whose pure geometry and warm ‘beacon-like’ glow draws passers-by closer, set within a quiet bamboo grove and an external plaza.

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Aug 10, 2017
Apple Retail Store, Carnegie Library, Washington D.C., USA
Design: Foster + Partners Architects
Apple Retail Store at Carnegie Library of Washington D.C. | www.e-architect.com
image Courtesy of architects
Apple Store in Carnegie Library Building
The project will rehabilitate and modernize the Carnegie Library building to become a retail and education facility. The building will be leased jointly by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (HSW) which will continue to operate its research library, exhibit galleries, and administrative offices there, and a retail tenant which will operate a retail, events, and educational facility in the building.

29 May 2017
Apple Orchard Road, Singapore
Architects: Foster + Partners
Apple Orchard Road
photo from architects
Apple Orchard Road in Singapore
Apple Orchard Road is the first Apple Flagship in Singapore, highlighting its role as a global centre for creativity. Its design reflects the vibrancy and innovative spirit of the city-state.

Oct 23, 2017
Apple Michigan Avenue, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, USA
Architects: Foster + Partners
Apple on Michigan Avenue
photography © Nigel Young, Foster + Partners
Apple on Michigan Avenue
Inspired by the pulse of Chicago’s artistic energy, Apple has created a new platform for performance in a city charged by music. Located at the intersection of the Chicago River and North Michigan Avenue’s ‘Magnificent Mile’, Apple Michigan Avenue cascades down from Pioneer Court to the river’s edge, creating new connections between the city and the river.

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Apple Stores Buildings

Recent Apple Store Buildings – chronological list

Oct 14, 2016
Apple Store World Trade Center Oculus, 185 Greenwich Street, Manhattan, NY, USA
Design: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects
Apple Store WTC Oculus
photo : Peter Aaron
Apple Store World Trade Center Oculus, New York
Apple’s newest Manhattan retail store, designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, opened last month in the recently completed World Trade Center Oculus. Prominently positioned in the epicenter of the bustling transportation hub, the new store is the only space to inhabit two levels and a full quarter of the light-filled structure.

14 Oct 2016
Apple Shop Regent Street, London W1B 2EL, England, UK
Design: Foster + Partners, architects
Apple in Regent Street
photography © Nigel Young, Foster + Partners
Apple Shop in Regent Street
The re-imagining of Apple Regent Street in London marks the continuing evolution of Apple, going beyond retail to create richer, more dynamic experiences for visitors. Its innovative design creates a relaxed environment, while incorporating Apple’s new features and services. The design is the result of a close collaboration between Apple’s teams led by Jonathan Ive, chief design officer and Angela Ahrendts, senior vice president of Retail and Foster + Partners.

Sep 20, 2016
Williamsburg Apple Store, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Design: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects
Williamsburg Apple Store Building New York
photo : Nick Lehoux
Williamsburg Apple Store Brooklyn, New York

Fifth Avenue Apple Store, New York City, NY, USA
Design: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Ginza Apple Store, Tokyo, Japan
Design: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

More information & photos of Apple Stores are welcome!

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Apple Store Architects

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Pennsylvania, USA

Apple Store, Lower East Side, New York City – design by architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson:
New York City Lower East Side Store
photos : Peter Aaron

Foster + Partners Architects, London, UK

Retail Buildings

London Shop Designs
Gabriela Hearst Store London
photograph : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

29 Sep 2016
Battersea Power Station Apple Campus, London, UK
Battersea Power Station Apple Campus
picture of the Battersea Power Station current proposals
Battersea Power Station Apple Campus
Battersea Power Station is pleased to confirm that Apple has agreed to lease office space within the historic Battersea Power Station.

Zaha Hadid Architects

Retail Buildings

Comments / photos for Apple Store Design from around the world page welcome

Architects Website: Foster + Partners