Architects deliver country’s first Apple store

A sculptural quartz and glass staircase – and a bespoke glazed elevator – connect the various levels, with layered landings creating multiple lines of sight through the space.

Source: Nigel Young/Foster & Partners

The design creates new visual and spatial connections between the mall’s central atrium and a rooftop park, which includes a lush tropical garden and a communal lawn that wraps around the store’s upper level.

Source: Nigel Young/Foster & Partners

The store’s three-dimensional layered roof emits a warm glow at night and acts as a focal point for the wider development.

Source: Foster & Partners

Designed as a glazed dome, the 87 x 87-foot (26.5 x 26.5 meter) roof transitions seamlessly between square and round geometries.

Source: Foster & Partners

The lowest fin spans outward to shield the glass façade and create a shaded walkway around the edge of the store.

Source: Nigel Young/Foster & Partners

The store’s three-dimensional layered roof emits a warm glow at night and acts as a focal point for the wider development.

Source: Foster & Partners

The store is laid out across three levels with a viewing deck at the top that directly connects with the edge of the park, bringing daylight and greenery into the store through the soaring interior.

Source: Nigel Young/Foster & Partners

Designed as a glazed dome, the 87 x 87-foot (26.5 x 26.5 meter) roof transitions seamlessly between square and round geometries from the base to the top.

Source: Nigel Young/Foster & Partners

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Foster & Partners’ Apple store in Malaysia has officially opened to the public. 

The scheme is the country’s first Apple store and is located in the capital of the country, Kuala Lumpur within the new Tun Razak Exchange. The exchange is 70-acre development delivering the country’s new international business and financial district. 

The store, which consists of three levels, provides connections between the mall’s central atrium and rooftop park, delivering a tropical garden and communal lawn. The scheme also provides a boardroom, wall room and Apple pickup area, a quartz and glass staircase and a glazed elevator. 

> Also read: Images of Fosters’ latest Apple store unveiled

Known as ‘Apple The Exchange TRX’, the scheme has a glazed dome which features fins that are positioned to prevent solar radiation. The lowest fin of the building covers its glass façade and creates a shaded passage at the edge of the store. The scheme also consist of a glazed oculus which will bring daylight into the building and a viewing deck at the top. 

Stefan Behling, head of studio at Foster & Partners said: “The project captures the vitality of the city, with a layered roof of stacked solar shading blades that appears to float above the landscape. Galleries and walkways provide spectacular views of the natural surroundings and offer unexpected lines of sight through the store at different levels.”

The practice has also designed China’s first Apple store in Beijing which opened to the public in 2020. Fosters’ Apple store in Tokyo also opened to the public in 2019. 

 

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