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Apple Shares Images of Upcoming Kyoto Apple Store, Which Opens Saturday

Now put a store in freakin' Kobe, the most internationalized city in Japan and the fashion capital ("Paris of the East").

And don't tell someone who lives in the Himeji/Kobe area (as I used to) to just go to the Osaka store because it's not that far from Kobe, it's still an enormous PITA to go into the heart of Osaka from the east side of Kobe. Baffles me why they still haven't added a Kobe store.
 
Whatever they are paying their architects, they can stop.

Anyone on these boards can design one by now.
 
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"It's so sterile!"

(This one never gets old.)
 
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I used to love to go to Apple Stores to see and handle the new hardware.

Now I occasionally stop by to sit on a hard wooden box and use the free WiFi.
 
Wiesenlooser said:
It’s inspired from Japanese architecture.

I personally find it beautiful.
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I don't think that's true. It's inspired by Japanese interior decorating, maybe. But what's on the exterior of the Apple store does not reflect traditional design elements of Japanese building exteriors. Try Googling images of Kyoto. Those design elements on the Apple store exterior are mildly reminiscent of some interior design elements, screens and lanterns, but not building exteriors.
 
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Love the stairs right out of Steve jobs theatre. is it real stone? I would assume so. apple always takes "spared no expense" to the next level. I want to visit all of the Japan stores one day.
 
I praise Apple's recent retail efforts. the new design language for their stores brings back the warmth Apple Stores used to exude. When Apple's stores adopted the stainless steel design language, they felt more like operating rooms than the stores that came prior. While I was initally hesitant on Apple branding their stores as "Town Squares", When my local Apple Store was redesigned, I noticed a more steady traffic and more people enaging in the courses Apple offered, and just hanging out taking advantage of the work space available in the store.
 
Rogifan said:
When were Apple stores not cold? How is this:
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warmer than this:
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To me Apple stores were always clinical. I actually think getting rid of the silver/gray/metallic makes the stores less cold.
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Fair enough.

I notice the repeative schemes and details more now than I did when the stores were gray/silver/metallic, I generally did not care what the stores looked like because I was shopping for tech. It helped I did not notice the surroundings and I could concentrate on the products. Now I do not want to even linger: I get in and out quickly. I notice the surroundings etc..
 
meaning-matters said:
I'm longing for skeuomorphic/natural design.

I'm starting to feel alienated in a world of flat UIs, minimalistic shapes, and sans-serif communication.
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came to post something similar. Take this apple store and compare it to Covent Garden in London. Natural light, exposed brick, traditional archways. This Kyoto store is uninspiring.
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Rogifan said:
When were Apple stores not cold? How is this:
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warmer than this:
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To me Apple stores were always clinical. I actually think getting rid of the silver/gray/metallic makes the stores less cold.
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Not sure it's fair to compare a mall store to a cityscape store. Especially ones for major cities like Kyoto.
 
Whoopie! How about just lowering prices.....and giving us a new MacMini?


Apple today shared some new images of its first store in Kyoto, Japan, which is located on Shij? Dori street, Kyoto's main shopping corridor.

According to Apple, the Kyoto store is surrounded by many of the famous shrines and temples in the city, with the store design taking inspiration from local architecture.

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The upper levels of the building are "clad in a translucent envelope inspired by Japanese lanterns," with Apple using a lightweight timber frame and special paper in homage to traditional Japanese houses.

Apple says the store is centered around a multi-level atrium where Today at Apple sessions on photography, music, and coding will be held on a daily basis. The interior also features a Genius Grove where customers can get help with Apple products and The Avenue, where iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices are shown off and are available for purchase alongside third-party accessories.

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As was announced last week, the new Kyoto Apple Store is set to open at 10:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, August 25.

Apple Kyoto will be Apple's ninth retail store in Japan, and the first that's located in Kyoto. Apple has several other stores in Tokyo, along with locations in Osaka, Aichi, Miyagi, and Fukuoka.

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[doublepost=1535046889][/doublepost]Big whup....new store with overpriced, generic-looking, un-exciting hardware! Give us colors! Give us fun! Give us an Itunes that works! Give us a new MacMini! Give us GUIs that you don't have to squint to see!!
 
Inside is wonderful, outside doesn't look very Japanese (to me, an American), just looks bland.
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timborama said:
Hopefully the staff aren’t arrogant hipster douches like here.
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Like where? The employees are very nice in Los Angeles, Berkeley, and San Francisco.
 
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