The building will cost $2 billion / €1.56 billion extra

Apr 4, 2013 14:07 GMT  ·  By

Apple has been trying to cut corners with some of the expenses involving its upcoming spaceship campus in Cupertino and is now left with a $5 billion / €3.9 billion bill on its hands.

The campus is also being delayed again, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, which relays what’s happening on site, as well as in the meeting rooms where the Apple Campus 2 project is being discussed.

According to five people who are close to the project, “Since 2011, the budget for Apple’s Campus 2 has ballooned from less than $3 billion to nearly $5 billion,” reports the news agency.

One of the reasons cited in the report is actually “that the company has been working with lead architect Foster + Partners to cut $1 billion from the budget before proceeding.”

This is according to three people who have spoken to Apple personnel. More details about the project, including exactly how the building is being erected, can be found in the original report.