The construction of Apple's new headquarters will be delayed due to budget swelling

San Francisco - The construction of the new gigantic headquarters of the computer company Apple in California is likely to be delayed due to a swelling budget. The complex for 12,000 employees, envisioned by the late co-founder Steve Jobs, could, according to new estimates, cost up to five billion dollars (100 billion crowns) instead of the originally planned three billion. Its completion is thus likely to be pushed back to 2016.
     The extensive complex, according to the plans of British architect Norman Foster and his studio, was presented by Jobs in 2011, shortly before his death. Its most prominent feature is an administrative building with a circular floor plan, which is likened to a spaceship due to its shape. The rounded curves of the administrative building are one of the reasons for the high cost of realization - some commonly available materials, including glass, cannot be used in the construction as it is to be custom-made in Germany.
     Another reason for the astronomical budget is Jobs' perfectionism, according to architectural experts: the designers used top-quality materials at his request and focused on ecology. The complex is expected to be energy self-sufficient thanks to its own renewable energy sources, and all communications and parking lots will be below ground level.
     The massive corporate complex, in addition to the main building, includes other structures such as an underground conference hall for a thousand people, a fitness center for employees, and a research center. Jobs originally anticipated that construction would begin in 2012 and that the move would take place in 2015. However, construction work has now been postponed, with the first demolitions on the site expected to begin this summer. The delay is attributed to the excessively high budget; Foster's studio has reportedly been tasked with proposing savings of one billion dollars.