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Hotel R14, named after its location near Kaohsiung MRT Red Line Stop 14, and next to Kaohsiung Arena, was designed by Mr. Lin Po-Yu, an architecture student of the renowned Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma. Hotel R14 is a green building, upholding “natural”, “authentic”, “green”, and “simple” concepts. Its style can be considered modern Japanese, combining a sense of modernity, simplicity and low-key luxury. Outwardly, the hotel’s appearance is an impressive symmetrical black and white bar code design conveying a strong sense of the future. The interior design is constructed using exquisite woodwork, noble titanium plated metal, elegant exposed concrete, and bamboo materials from Bamboola, Taiwan. The color theme is black, white, wood, and gray- all earth tones which exude tranquility to make guests feel relaxed.