Apple’s London flagship has opened its doors to the public for the first time in four months following an extensive refurbishment.

The electrical retailer’s 11,000 sq ft Regent Street store, which reopened last week, has been redesigned with a “town square” layout comprising an open-plan lower floor, mezzanine level and live trees dotted through the store.

The outlet, which was redesigned by architects Foster & Partners, will employ 512 staff in total to sell products across its iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Watch ranges. The store is also hosting daily entertainment and learning events in the theatre space on the ground gloor, entitled The Forum.

Chief design officer Jonathan Ive said: “On Regent Street, we preserved the incredible exterior facade while opening up the interior of the store to enhance the transparency and flood the space with natural light.

“By choosing materials sympathetic to the historic nature of the building, we’re able to modernise the space while remaining authentic to its surrounds.”

The iPads and iPads on display through the store are also untethered, allowing shoppers to pick them up and walk around the store with them. Customers are also encouraged to use charging docks to charge their own Apple products.

The retailer’s London store also features a video wall greeting customers and showcasing Apple technologies, as well as employing staff to host how-to panels showing shoppers how to use their products most effectively.