Zeller & Moye

Mirage

Apple Park, Cupertino, USA
2021–2023

Area:
209 m²

Status:

Complete

Client:

Apple

Located in the olive grove adjacent to the Visitor’s Center at Apple Park, Mirage includes over four hundred glass columns that weave through and amongst the olive trees. The pillars of pure cast glass are made with sand collected from deserts across the Earth. In daylight the sculpture varies in iridescence, and in the evening it gently glows. Mirage has a strong material presence, connecting to the elements and reflecting the environment. The experience of watching the light fall through becomes a form of meditation; time standing still. Mirage creates a moment of pause, inviting all visitors to slow down, and tune into the immensity and preciousness of our planet.

Visitors can interact with the artwork, walking alongside and through, where the glass appears to subtly melt into the landscape, like a desert mirage. Visit web: www.mirage.place

Awards:

Building of the year, ArchDaily, 2024, nomination
Honour Award Winner, ASLA-Minnesota, USA, 2024

Winner of the Materialpreis, Stuttgart, Germany, 2023

Models:

Drawings:

Partners:

Christoph Zeller
Ingrid Moye

Project Team:

Francesco Baggio
Damjan Brundic
Francesco Spadini
Yang Zhong

Collaborators:

Project in collaboration with Katie Paterson
Art Consultancy: Artsource Consulting
Art Gallery: James Cohan Art Gallery
Scientific specialists: Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft / TU Delft ReStruct Group | TU Delft
Landscape specialist: Olin Studio
Lighting specialist: ISP Design
Structure: Eckersley O’Callaghan
Civil engineer: Kier+Wright
Geotechnical Engineering Investigation: BAGG Engineers
Electrical engineers: Cupertino Electric
Waterproofing specialists: Morrison Hershfield
MEP Engineering:
Local architect: HGA
Contractor: Holder Construction
Manufacturer (glass): John Lewis Glass, Inc.
Manufacturer (steel): VCG Global
Sand mix: East Bay Batch and Colour
Photography: Iwan Baan, Hunter Kerhar