Apple's first destination in Southeast Asia? Singapore.。 The doors of the two-storey high store, which features a stunning glass facade spanning 120 feet, opened briefly on Thursday for a media preview into the store. 。 SEE ALSO:Apple shares photos and video of its fancy new store in Dubai 。SEE ALSO:Apple shares photos and video of its fancy new store in Dubai
。  Inside, the store embodies the sleek designs Apple is well-known for.
。 Credit: YVETTE TAN/MASHABLE。Credit: YVETTE TAN/MASHABLE 。    The stairs, leading up to the second floor of the store, are meant to draw inspiration from Apple Park in Cupertino.。Credit: YVETTE TAN/MASHABLE 。 The centerpiece of the second floor is a lush space featuring trees that are specially brought in from Malaysia, which should give the store a "modern-day town square" feel. 。 The store is one of Apple's nine high profile stores across the world, which are in places like Ginza, Dubai, and New York. 。Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. 。 By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 。 Thanks for signing up! 。Credit: YVETTE TAN/MASHABLE 。 Credit: yvette tan/mashable
。 The store is also home to the Today at Apple program, which sees Apple stores around the world offer workshops, events and in-store classes.
。  "We offer Today at Apple sessions across different categories such as photography, art, coding, music," said Ashley Middleton, head of programming for Today at Apple. 。"The goal is that we can offer different types of programming across different categories, to all age groups."
。 "The goal is that we can offer different types of programming across different categories, to all age groups."
。Credit: YVETTE TAN/MASHABLE。 "[We want] the forum [to be] a real town square, a place where we can welcome the community," Ms Middleton told 。  Mashable 。 . 。"You can see an illustrator just sitting over there and we're air-playing her illustration on the video wall -- that's the real goal at Apple. You can come come in and be inspired or buy an iPhone, but we wanna show people what they can create with our products." 。 Credit: YVETTE TAN/MASHABLE
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The Singapore store will officially open to the public on Saturday.
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UPDATE: May 25, 2017, 1:01 p.m. CEST。 The story originally claimed the trees were brought in from China, not Malaysia. This error has been corrected in the text.
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