Huilan Store
is the first store in Asia built with "containers"
Architect Kengo Kuma
takes 29 containers that once stopped at the docks of major cities around the world as the main body
and stacks them to create a four-story inverted pyramid-shaped building
giving the containers new life
The hollow space where the containers overlap
has a large area of skylights
letting sunlight pour in layer by layer
just like the sun shining through the woods
Sipping coffee in such an atmosphere
echoes the characteristics of Hualien as a place that nature particularly favors
The interior design of the store
also retains the original appearance of the containers
and incorporates the bright colors of the Amis people
Totems appear in the corners of the store
In different container spaces
there are slogans such as sharing and reminiscing
showing the spirit of Starbucks~