Westin Chosun
Client: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Date completed: May 2008
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Program: The 8,545-square-foot fine dining restaurant is situated on the first floor of the Westin Chosun hotel and seats 214 guests.
Design concept and solution: To create an intimate dining room Tihany design suspended subtly lit ceiling panels, one red and the rest white, at different levels. Hafele wood panels, with stainless steel embellishments, line the walls. The custom floor is terrazzo. Nature videos by New York-based artist Bram Tihany are shown on five screens suspended throughout the restaurant.
Formal name of project: Westin Chosun
Location:
87 Sogong-Dong, Jung-gu
Seoul 100-070
South Korea
Phone: (82)(2) 771 0500
Gross square footage:
Main dining & food stations – approx. 7265 SQ. FT.
Private Dining Rooms – approx. 1280 SQ. FT.
Total: approx. 8545 SQ. FT.
Architect:
Tihany Design
135 West 27th Street, 9th floor
New York, NY 10001
T: 212.366.5544 x27
F: 212.366.4302
www.tihanydesign.com
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