“We see it as an invitation to slow down,” says Zeller & Moye cofounder Ingrid Moye of Mirage, a new public sculpture created by the Berlin- and Mexico City–based architectural studio in collaboration with Scottish artist Katie Paterson. “People will view the artwork, but also focus on nature by looking to the sky, into the trees and landscape, and at other people passing by—and even interact with them.”

These activities—communing with nature and face-to-face human engagement—typically require setting aside one’s handheld device for a screen-free interlude to take it all in. This is a tall order when considering that Mirage is situated on the 175-acre Silicon Valley campus of Apple, a company that found its fortune in screens, mobile or otherwise. Yet the mesmeric work seems up to the task, taking form as a triptych of iridescent glass-columned walls that stand nearly 7 feet tall and weave sinuously through a grove of olive trees to create pockets of open space ideal for both moments of quiet solitude and small group gatherings. From above, the snaking shape of Mirage resembles a glazed garden maze, albeit far less disorienting.