Can retail-adjacent hospitality help enliven less popular commercial areas?
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Location
Hyogo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Construction
TANK / yamayama
Furniture Design
Karimoku / KARIMOKU CASE STUDY / Ishinomaki Laboratory by karimoku
The placement of Blue Bottle Coffee's Kobe Hankyu café on the ground floor of a department store creates a more holistic retail experience.
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