Starbucks just opened a new store in a 103-year-old traditional Korean home see inside
Mary Meisenzahl
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- Starbucks opened a location in a hanok in Daegu, South Korea built in 1919.
- Hanoks are traditional Korean homes with heating and cooling abilities.
Starbucks just opened a unique store located in an old Korean hanok, a traditional house, in Daegu.
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This hanok was built over 100 years ago in 1919 in what is now Daegu's commercial district.
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Much of the original decor was preserved, including roof tiles and flooring, Starbucks said.
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Original beams were also preserved.
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The historic space was adapted into a modern Starbucks, divided into two distinct spaces.
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One side is the traditional hanok.
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The other side is more modern, like a typical coffee shop.
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There is also a garden space where customers can spend time.
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The store has seating for 120 people.
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Starbucks designed the store in collaboration with audio brand Bang & Olufsen to create a space designed for listening to music, with a turntable and speakers.
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Hanoks are traditional houses dating back to the 14th Century.
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Source: National Folk Museum of Korea
They were developed to accommodate life in Korea's climate, which in some parts has extreme warm and cold weather.
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The design includes systems to heat the floor and inner rooms for cold winters, and cool wooden floors for hot summers.
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Source: National Hanok Center
Elements of hanok designs are used in more modern Korean buildings today, especially for heating and cooling.
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Hanoks have seen a renewed interest from the design community in recent years, and are considered forebears of eco-friendly architecture with natural materials.
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The new store joins other unique Starbucks locations around the world, from an 18th Century Edo building in Kawagoe, Japan to a store made of recycled shipping containers in Hualien City, Taiwan.
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