Apple announced on Wednesday (17th Jan 2023) that it was opening a new office in Bengaluru at Minsk Square. The new 15-floor office will be able to accommodate up to 1,200 employees.
“Apple is thrilled to expand in India with our new office in the heart of Bengaluru. This dynamic city is already home to so many of our talented teams, including software engineering and hardware technologies, operations, customer support, and more.
Like everything we do at Apple, this workspace is created to foster innovation, creativity, and connection. It’s an amazing space for our teams to collaborate,” said a statement from the company.
The new office’s position in Minsk Square in Bengaluru means that it will be in the vicinity of buildings like the Vidhana Soudha (which houses the Karnataka state legislature), the High Court, Chinnnaswamy cricket stadium and Cubbon Park. Apple chose the location with proximity to the Cubbon Park metro station to make the office more accessible for employees.
The 15-floor office is designed to house up to 1,2000 employees and features a dedicated lab space apart from areas for collaboration and wellness and Caffe Macs, a food and beverage service for Apple employees. The interior uses locally sourced materials, including stone, wood and fabric, in the walls and flooring, according to Apple. The office also makes use of many local plants.
The new office reportedly runs on 100 per cent renewable energy and aims to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum rating. That is the highest level of LEED certification, which is a program to certify green buildings. Apple says it has been carbon neutral for its corporate operations since 2020 and has run all Apple facilities using 100 per cent renewable energy since 2018.
The new office will expand on the company’s existing corporate office presence in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Gurugram and comes at a stage where Apple is celebrating 25 years in India. The Apple employees in Bengaluru work on different parts of Apple’s business, including software, hardware, services, customer support and more. The company has a total of around 3,000 employees in the country.
