A 36-Story Twin Building to Be Constructed on the Site of Le Meridien Hotel in Yeoksam-dong

by Han Jinjoo

Published 23 Oct.2024 11:46(KST)

Development of Officetels, Hotels, and Office Facilities

Twin towers up to 36 stories high will be built on the site of the Le Meridien Hotel near Sinnonhyeon Station on Line 9.

A bird's-eye view of Twinpix being developed in the area of 602 Yeoksam-dong (Photo by Seoul City)

On the 23rd, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the 17th Architectural Committee approved the architectural review for the 'Gangnam-gu Yeoksam-dong 602 Complex Development Project (Twinpix)'.

The Gangnam-gu Yeoksam-dong 602 Complex Development Project (Twinpix) will consist of 8 basement floors and 36 above-ground floors, including officetels (132 units), a hotel (65 rooms), office facilities, and neighborhood living facilities.

The project site was originally the Nam Seoul Hotel, which opened in 1980, remodeled and operated as The Ritz-Carlton Hotel from 1995, and rebranded as Le Meridien Hotel in 2017. Due to incidents at the club 'Burning Sun' located in Le Meridien Hotel and the spread of COVID-19, the hotel ceased operations in February 2021.

Perspective view of Twinpix being developed in the area of Yeoksam-dong 602 (Photo by Seoul City)

The Architectural Committee planned an indoor shared space within the project site to provide diverse experiences and proposed a Green Cloud space considering the convenience of residents.

The building is inspired by Korean mountains. A new green space connecting the horizontal green axis of the city to a vertical green axis will also be created.

Han Byung-yong, Director of the Seoul Housing Office, said, “Seoul will create an environment that can generate new urban landscapes through architectural plans that introduce innovative designs at the Architectural Committee.”