

The landscape flows from The Grove through the interior, with sixteen Ficus trees making their way through the building onto the edge of West 3rd Street, establishing biophilic links and creating a lush, inviting atmosphere for people to enjoy the incredible Apple products. The exterior-facing façade is fully glazed with two 10 x 31.5-foot sliding doors that blur the boundary between the inside and outside, allowing the store to be naturally ventilated for most of the year. Five-foot-wide linear skylights allow natural light to flood in from above, with beams spanning the entire width of the store casting rhythmic shadows onto the walls of the open and airy space. The ceiling is dematerialized, giving the illusion of a much larger 60-foot-high volume that reflects and amplifies the airiness of the store. A mirrored ceiling, made from specialized stretched fabric, generates an uninterrupted reflective surface. The new store replaces an existing structure with a generous, triple-height, rectilinear space. The design is rooted in its locality, while also addressing the rich history of motion pictures in the city. 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. Located Mid-City, adjacent to Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, the new store is at the heart of the global entertainment industry.

If your local Apple Store is fully closed, check Apple's website as the company is still offering delivery as fast as two hours in many major metro areas.Apple at The Grove is an embodiment of Los Angeles’ energy and creative spirit. Many stores that are still open have now switched to an Express format that limits the stores to pickups and Genius Bar appointments. Other hard hit regions in California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, have yet to see Apple stores close again. Health regulations in the area allow critical businesses, such as those that sell work-from-home equipment, to remain open at reduced capacity. Los Angeles has become the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in recent weeks. It didn't say when they would re-open.Īpple has been continuously monitoring whether it could keep a store safely open to the public since the pandemic began, and the latest trends in the Los Angeles area have obviously led the company to shut down its stores in order to keep its employees and customers safe. On its website, Apple said it is closing 11 local stores beginning Saturday and two stores Friday.

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant has several stores in Los Angeles, including major outlets at The Grove and Beverly Center shopping centers, Santa Monica and the Glendale area. According to the report, eleven stores that were already operating on an Express format will now be closed with no plan as to when they will reopen as of yet. Reported by Bloomberg, Apple is temporarily closing its retail location in Los Angeles due to a rapid rise of COVID-19 cases in the area.
