The Asian Pacificās first modular Starbuckās store will be a Kengo Kuma-designed two-story, 3,445-sf building built from 29 shipping containers. The cantilevered containers are stacked four high like a giant game of Jenga in alternating directions.
The Taiwanese Starbucks will be one of the first in the world to fit into the companyās recently announced Starbucks Greener Stores commitment. The storeās interior was inspired by coffee trees and an architectural design known as Dougong, a structural element of interlocking wooden brackets.
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The store will include a drive-thru and large skylights to make the interior feel light and airy. The Taipei Starbucks is the companyās 40th shipping container store.
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Courtesy Starbucks.
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See Also:Ā Starbucks to build 10,000 āGreener Storesā by 2025
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