A Pit Stop for Both Cars and People

"To continue running properly, an occasional pit stop is required. Have a leisurely conversation. Drink some coffee and fill your tank. Do maintenance on your tired body. Look through some books and find the next place you'd like to go. In this way, people can drop in casually and then set out again full of excitement." These words have been written based on the concept "a pitstop for both cars and people" and the image of a comfortable space to spend time with your car. “A Pit” is intended as a place where people who like cars can experience fun and excitement, and at the bookstore-cafe in the center, enjoy themselves with family and friends of all ages. The first floor houses a clean, secure, neat and orderly pit (automotive service area) where cars play the lead role. The 29 cameras installed in the Premium Pit allow customers to watch the work done on their cars up close through a smart phone, which creates the feeling of being in the room and a sense of trust. The second floor is made up of areas with themes based on eight different lifestyles — including "Travel & Car," "Garage & Car" and "Family & Car" — partitioned by being placed inside or outside of a connecting gallery that encloses the entire floor. Mostly car supplies and hardware are on the outside, and on the inside are displays of books chosen to match the themes. In the center cafe, customers can wait for their cars to be serviced while freely reading books. A Pit creates a real store in an environment of increasing online shopping and aims to suggest possible futures of automotive living. It is the first store of its kind in Japan.