I agree, it is not pretty and could be done better. It is too sleek I think and should be more of an old style Italy petrol station indeed.
They are actually very common here also. Like this on Google maps:
Also very ugly and we are getting of track, but it is possible with the side walks: https://www.google.nl/maps/@52.2126508,6.9049148,3a,75y,26.11h,82.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqty1brMji153e0Sz4He0iw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Nonetheless, I think a petrol station could be really cool.