Gangneung, South Korea
The new boutique hotel is composed of two main buildings and supporting facilities nestled into a hill of dense pine trees overlooking the East Sea, Gyeongpo Lake and the Taebaek mountains. The former Hyundai Hotel Gyeongpodae, now known as Seamarq Hotel, has been rebuilt as part of a revitalization of the region in preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The Hotel Tower is anchored to the summit plateau and located very close to the ocean as if it was emerging from the ground. In contrast, the Banquet Hall is located at a lower plateau connected by a bridge, with both buildings integrated into the landscape. A rich sequence of spaces unfolds as a procession begins from the approach on the main road along Gyeongpo Lake, passing through the entry court and gate to the hotel entrance plaza that is marked by the local vegetation. The geometric form of the hotel tower follows the soft shape and contours of the hill, with a 11-story trapezoidal tower perched on top of a four-story base comprising 150 guestrooms. A generous outdoor deck and promontory with an infinity-edge pool and panoramic views of the ocean is a signature space of the hotel on the fifth floor. Besides offering a place for social events, the sun deck acts as a transitional space between the low rise base and the high rise tower. The porte-corchere framed by the Hotel building canopy and entrance to the Banquet Hall opens to a grand two story lobby lounge and bar facing the sea at ground level with a wraparound outdoor deck as an extension of the lobby. The views are unobstructed and maximized with indoor and outdoor spaces that flow seamlessly together. The restaurant is nestled into the existing landscape one level below the lobby and enjoys immediate and close views of the sea and the beachfront. The spa is one more level below, with spaces open to the dense vegetation and landscape, with its form following the natural shape of the hill. A presidential suite is at the tower’s summit with a generous terrace and courtyard garden with open views in all directions. The crisp angular shape of the building contrasts with the soft shapes of the hill and lower floors of the restaurant and spa. The building’s changing silhouette is perceived differently from various vantage points as floating balconies, articulated planes, varying heights and the overhung canopy of the top floor Presidential Suite are characteristic elements of the design. The exposed façade of the core is expressed with an irregular pattern that creates movement and balance. The forms expressed in a light and white color palette will make the building transform throughout the day in the interplay of light and the surrounding context. The design of the new Seamarq Hotel is concerned with the making of space, not abstract space, not scale-less space, but space whose order and definition is related to light, to human scale and to the culture of architecture. Every component of the hotel has been carefully designed taking in consideration the public areas, the weather and natural light of the East Sea. The unifying strategy for the whole project is the consistent concern with natural light, and the establishment of connections between the hotel, the banquet hall and the rest of the complex.
宁静的度假胜地与周围的景观无缝融合，营造出韩国东海边缘的非凡目的地。
作为为韩国平昌 2018 年冬季奥运会做准备的广泛复兴项目的一部分，Seamarq 酒店的建设为该地区的游客创造了一个重要的新目的地。整个项目的统一策略是将建筑与周围壮观的景观巧妙融合，建筑群坐落在茂密的松树山丘中，俯瞰东海、镜浦湖和太白山脉。
– 随着游客队伍从镜浦湖沿岸主干道的引道开始，穿过入口庭院和大门到达酒店入口广场，这里已被茂密的当地植被美化，丰富的空间序列展开。塔楼及其底部共有 150 间客房，还有从阳光甲板和无边泳池到宴会厅和豪华水疗中心等额外项目，也融入了综合体。
酒店的标志性空间是宽敞的户外平台和带无边泳池并享有海洋全景的海角。这个空间是由建筑的几何形状与山丘轮廓的微妙结合所创造的：一座 11 层的梯形塔坐落在 4 层的基座上，提供一览无余的景观以及毫不费力地流动在一起的室内和室外空间。
