Hualien Starbucks Huilan store features overlapping container houses

Starbucks Huilan Store Address: No. 505, Section 1, Nanbin Road, Ji'an Township, Hualien County The first container store in Asia built with "containers". The exterior of the building was designed by the architectural master Kengo Kuma. It is a four-story inverted pyramid-shaped building with 29 containers that have been parked at the docks of major cities around the world, such as New York, Baltimore, Marseille, and Barcelona, ​​stacked as the main body. Giving containers new life The hollow spaces between the overlapping containers are decorated with large skylights, allowing sunlight to filter in layer by layer, just like the sun penetrating through the trees. Sipping coffee while wandering in nature echoes the characteristics of Hualien as a place particularly favored by nature, and allows you to enjoy a unique Starbucks experience.