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1 Jun 2014

10m² Coffee Shop in Japan

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This small coffee shop, sat on a small triangular area with a footprint of just 10m² (108 sq. feet) is located in one of the most affluent districts of Tokyo, Harajuku, in Japan. The envelope of the building seems to have been made of various containers stitched together with the main one sat on end. Hiroshi Sawada, barista and owner of Streamer Coffee Company, which he founded in 2010. He has 3 coffee shops at the moment and prides himself with giving all of his costumers a very personable service and the very best coffee. The Harajuku building has two extra floors above the ground floor, with a small balcony on the top floor. Every floor has windows with views of the street, with free wi-fi to allow their costumers to keep in touch, while they relax on the comfortable sofas. There are two small benches outside to accommodate more costumers on a nice day We can do with more of these, one off buildings to make our cities more interesting and diverse. We have tried to get as many pictures for you to get a feel of this lovely quaint Coffee Shop. Once in the article you can enlarge the image by pressing it (not the first one). Via archwanders.