Built in 1937, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (SCCP) was formerly the 18-hectares-wide “Taiwan Stokufu Tobacco Monopoly Bureau” during the Japanese colonial time, which was the very first oversea tobacco factory that was built by the Japanese Government, also a pioneer of the modern industrial plant in Taiwan. The concept of “industrial village” was introduced into the elegant architectural style, while the building materials were all customized, and a large amount of green was planted within, which formed the wildlife diversity and habitat in the Eastern District in Taipei.
建於民國26年的松山菸廠，前身為日治時期的「台灣總督府專賣局松山菸草工場」，占地18公頃，是日本在海外建造的第1座專業捲菸工廠，也是台灣現代化工業廠房的先驅，規劃時引進「工業村」的概念，建築型式典雅，建材都是特別訂製，在戰後大量植栽，形成多樣化的生物棲地，也是台北市東區最大的綠地。
After the Restoration, the bureau was taken over by the Taiwan Monopoly Bureau (later renamed the Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau). It was shut down in 1998 and designated as the 99th historical site of the city in 2001, in which the General Office, the tobacco plants, the boiler room and the warehouses No.1- No.5 were well preserved until now. The 10-hectares-wide space at the west side was scheduled to be a part of Taipei Dome, while the remained 8 hectares were planned into the construction plan of SCCP that has successfully transformed into a remarkable cultural spot in Taipei.
松菸在光復後由台灣省專賣局（後更名為菸酒公賣局）接收，在民國87年關廠，走入歷史，台北市政府在民國90年將其指定為第99處市定古蹟，保存辦公廳、製菸工廠、鍋爐房以及1-5號倉庫，而菸廠西側的10公頃被劃為台北體育園區預定地，現正興建台北大巨蛋體育館，其餘包含古蹟在內的8公頃則被劃入松山文化創意園區，逐漸轉型，成為文創產業新據點。
Being Taiwan’s top brand bookstore, eslite stationed into the Taipei New Horizon building in SCCP with its rich performance experiences in exhibitions and cultural activities. After 4 years of preparation, the 4-floors-high and 7200-pyeong (ping)-wide eslite spectrum songyan store in SCCP was officially opened in August 15th, 2013, in which the bookstore, craft shops, restaurants and cafes are included. The vinyl section, the art house, the performance hall and Taiwan’s first glass furnace are also perfectly planted within. More than one hundred of original brands in Taiwan scattered and formed different cultural areas.
身為台灣品牌指標意義的誠品，以累績多年的展演經驗與深厚的藝文資源，進駐園區的台北文創大樓，歷經4年多籌備，誠品生活松菸店8月15日開幕，全館分為4大主題樓層，總營業坪數達7200坪，除文創書店、手作坊與美食餐廳，並首次打造黑膠主題館、表演廳、電影院及全台首座窯爐玻璃屋，還有上百個台灣原創品牌進駐，形塑不同文化場域，扶植在地微型文創產業。
The eslite spectrum songyan store in SCCP represents the clash between old and new beauties and signifies the combination of innovative fashion and historical monuments. While it is likely to become a tourist spot in Taiwan, the Taiwan Design Museum, idea Taipei, and the worldwide known German firms “iF” and “Red Dot” have entered SCCP as well. This would make Taipei the third city in the world to have red dot museum, right after Essen of Germany and Singapore. With plenty of creative elements, SCCP is believed to add artistic features to Taipei City, the one that has just recently won the “2016 World Design Capital”.
誠品X松菸，新與舊的美學衝擊，象徵創意時尚與歷史古蹟的結合，預期可成為台灣觀光文創勝地。另外，台灣設計館、創意學院、全球知名的2家德國設計公司「國際論壇」（iF）與「紅點」，也進駐松菸，讓台北為繼德國埃森及新加坡後，第3個擁有紅點博物館的城市，松菸蘊涵的創意元素，為甫獲得「2016年世界設計之都」頭銜的台北市，更增添豐厚的藝文資源。
