International Plaza Store Storefront

There are standard storefronts that Apple uses when building stores, especially for those inside shopping malls. Older stores sport a black metal design, while newer ones have a stainless steel storefront. In almost all cases the storefront is parallel to the mall hallway.

But thanks to Jose for these photos showing how the International Plaza store in Tampa (Fla.) was forced into another configuration, apparently by a load-bearing column that couldn't be removed, and which would have interfered with the entrance design.

Presumably Apple pays rent on the space that it wasn't able to use for display space, which I roughly calculate at 450 square-feet.

Notice the ceiling line that runs parallel to the hallway in front of the store, and the white column right in the middle of the space. The column would have interfered with Apple's design--and would have been right in the middle of the entrance or display window.

A closer view of the column, which has been covered with white-finished metal. Notice it's location in relation to the front entrance.

The left side of the store extends to the very front of the space, and the storefront then angles inward about 20 feet to the right side of the space.

A view from the far right side showing the "indentation" made by the angled storefront, and the placement of the column.