Kind of Project:

Architecture, Hospitality

Location:

Seoul, Korea

Site Area:

7,000 m2

GFA:

40,000 m2

Budget:

USD 30,000,000

Period:

2000-2004

With OMA Asia:

Concept Leader: Louise Low

Team Designer: Ulrich Kirchhoff, Claudia Wigger

As the first W-Hotel in Asia, the first 6-Star Hotel in Korea and the largest Hotel Spa, the design of the W-Hotel in Seoul transformed a 3-Star into a 6-Star Hotel, by introducing a unique hotel concept, H+, that redefine the Hotel as an Urban Destination despite its significant distance from Downtown Seoul. New room concepts and an extensive spa, F&B, leisure and recreation zone ensured that the W Hotel is packed at all hours. The hotel has been featured in magazines all over the world.