Unique the Apple Store in Turkey won the prestigious award in the field of structural architectural design Structural Awards 2014 in the category of commercial or retail structures determined annually by the London Institute of Structural Engineering. Branded outlet area of 1860 square meters. m. is located in the shopping center "Zorlu" in Istanbul.
Reportedly, the award was presented in London, representatives of design offices Forester + Partners, has developed a draft of a glass shop Apple Store. Like many other outlets, Apple Store in Istanbul is completely underground and is characterized by unusual solutions in the field of architecture and design. Located on the surface of a unit with glass walls and steel roof with logo Apple. Transparent box surrounds the decorative pool of black stone.
Shop opened in Istanbul in April this year and became 424th point of retail sales of Apple in the world. According to the manual Apple, the company's stores across the globe visited daily by about a million people. To work in Istanbul Apple Store was selected and trained about a hundred experts and staff.
All in all, Apple is planning to expand its network of official Turkish stores to four. In October it was announced that the company is preparing to open a second Apple Store in Turkey.