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In the center of Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, there is a convenience store “7-11 Kochi Harima cho 3-chome StoreRecently, it has become a hot topic among netizens. The reason why this 7-11 received attention is that the building it is located in was originally designed by renowned architect Kumiko Kan and was the storefront of French luxury brand Louis Vuitton (LV) before 2016.
However, now this place has transformed from a high-end brand store to a convenience store, and its originally unique grid wall has been replaced with an unremarkable plain building, causing regret and discussion among netizens. Let’s explore the ins and outs of this matter together.
I didn’t know before that Kochi’s LV store had turned into 7-11. This is a design work by Kumiko Kankubo, who used to frequently appear in architecture magazines
This person’s name is’Shan Shan ZheA Japanese netizen recently posted a post on social media about “becoming the LV site of 7-11”
In Kochi City7-11 Kochi Harima cho 3-chome StoreThe current situation has attracted widespread attention, especially considering that before August 2016, this was the location of the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton (LV).
Its unique decoration has been widely praised for the design of renowned architect Kumiko Kankuki.
However, these unique architectural elements no longer exist today.
From the February 2015 street view map, one can see the former LV storefront.
Previously, the walls of the building adopted a particularly eye-catching grid design.
But now, it has become an unremarkable ‘ordinary building’.
The incident of “becoming a 7-11 LV” has sparked widespread discussion on the internet, with netizens discussing the significance behind this phenomenon.
Some netizens believe that this reflects a certain decline in Kochi City, and even the entire Japan. Some netizens believe that for those who want to buy luxury goods, they would already go shopping in big cities, and in remote areas like Kochi, setting up 7-11s seems more practical.
Many people are curious, although store turnover is common, why remove the distinctive grid wall? Is it because the original grid design is too closely related to LV’s impression, so it cannot be continued to be used?
Japanese netizens have responded to this one after another:
The image of the entire building has been transformed from high-end to 7-11 uniforms, which is truly lamentable
As soon as I saw this change, the light novel title that came to my mind was’ Even a declining noble heiress has to work the night shift today ‘
It really makes people feel down and out
At least the design of the grid wall should be preserved
After all, 7-11 can better attract customers and have higher demand. In cities like this, if there are no convenience stores, many people will feel inconvenient. In contrast, the disappearance of luxury stores has little impact. Reality is always so cruel
This is a symbol of Japan’s economic downturn, isn’t it
I occasionally go to that 7-11 store, and I really didn’t know it used to be LV’s storefront
From a demand perspective, the importance of 7-11 far outweighs LV
I used to be on business trips in Kochi and often took taxis passing by here. Every time, I felt that this building was very eye-catching at night. At that time, I thought that Kochi people should be very wealthy
I heard that if you schedule a meeting with someone from Kochi in front of LV, everyone will go directly to this 7-11 now