Buchanan Street - First Interior Photos

The first retail store in Scotland opened August 25, 2007, inside a "listed" or heritage-protected building at 147 Buchanan Street. Apple's architects once again proved their talents to squeeze all the essential brand elements into a 6,500 s.f. (600 s.m.) space that could be changed only minimally.

Here are the first photos of the store's interior, thanks to John.

Here is the storefront along Buchanan Street, showing the width of the sidewalk, the ornate fence, and the highly-detailed exterior. In the three windows to the far right you can barely see the interior of the store, showing that the main floor is a half-level down, and the mezzanine is a half-floor higher.

Here is the main entrance to the store, with the now-standard floating and backlit Apple logo.

The interior of the store taken from the mezzanine shows the stone floor, stainless steel-covered columns, wood display tables, Genius Bar on the upper level (far right), and the spiral glass staircase at the far end. Notice how the large windows on the Vincent Street side illuminate the staircase. Also note the tall stone wall at the far left and beyond the staircase. The main entrance is to the far left.

Another view of the main and mezzanine floor from the opposite end of the store, showing the same elements. The 'kids' section is on the mezzanine at the far left of the photo, with the Genius Bar beyond. The main entrance is to the far right.

Here is the long Genius Bar with the standard stainless steel and LCD screens.

A closer view of the spiral glass staircase shows its a near twin of the Shinsaibashi (Osaka, Japan) store staircase. It's suspended from the ceiling by metal rods running to the glass sidewall elements.

This is the main level display area, which has a somewhat lower ceiling height, and the usual wall elements: backlit graphics, wood display counters, stainless steel walls.