Fenced off from the world by high walls, Apple’s fast-developing “Space Ship” campus, designed by British architect Norman Foster, has been kept from prying eyes since breaking ground earlier this year. Unless, that is, you own a drone with a camera.

The 2.8 million square foot complex designed by Foster will see Apple consolidate its headquarters into one giant glass ring, complete with underground parking, forests surrounding the complex incorporating 300 different species and solar panels and fuel cells for acquiring 70% of the building’s energy requirements.

Inside the ring will be a private forest with outdoor dining areas, while the campus will cater for 13,000 employees responsible for office duties, research and development.

The first phase of the $5bn project was conceived and instigated by former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs before his death as “the best office building in the world”.

The eight-minute video shot with a GoPro strapped to a drone and shared by YouTube user known only as jmcminn shows the scale of the construction site, giving the best view yet of Jobs’ legacy project.

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