Less retail, more foot traffic? Eyewear label Jins tests a multi-typology, park-like store format

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Architect
Structural Engineer
Kanebako Structural Engineers
MEP Engineer
Pilotis
Landscape Designer
Lighting Designer
Izumi Okayasu
Lighting Planner
Daiko
Graphic Designer
Bakery and Café Art Direction
Astushi Kikuchi
Contractor
Fuyuki Kogyo Corp.
Floor Area
500 sq-m
Optical retailer Jins is revitalizing its bricks-and-mortar offer with the integration of a café-bakery and a play space at its Maebashi, Japan store.
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