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Kim Seok-jun, Chairman&CEO of Ssangyong Engineering and Construction Co., attended a groundbreaking ceremony on June 12 as the company began remodeling the Tower Hotel on Namsan in south central Seoul.

Some 250 people also attended the ceremony held at the construction site in Jangchung-dong, Jung-district in Seoul. The attendees included Kwon Young-geol, deputy mayor of Seoul and head of Design Seoul Division, Jeong Dong-il, head of Jung-district, Kwon Seong-sik, president of Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul, Ssangyong Engineering President Kim Byung-ho, Vice President Choi Jang-sik and Executive Vice President Moon Bo-hyun.

In a congratulatory remark, Ssangyong Engineering Chairman&CEO Kim said, “Today, we are at a historic site that will recreate the Tower Hotel, one of the monumental buildings in Seoul.” “The reason why this project has drawn attention from society is an expectation that it will bring a new sense of dynamism to the 21-century Seoul by recreating the Tower Hotel, once a center of culture in modern Seoul,” Kim said.

Kim went on to say that, “Ssangyong Engineering will build top-quality architecture by concentrating its technical capability and confidence as the best performer in overseas luxury buildings and a leading company in remodeling luxury buildings over the past 30 years.” After the groundbreaking ceremony, Kim received a briefing about the start of construction, inspected the site and offered his support.

At the briefing, Kim said, “The safety in building structure should be a top priority because it is a symbolic project, not just aimed at simply changing interiors.” “In addition, makes sure to improve interior, design and quality,” Kim said.

“I hope Ssangyong Engineering will establish a solid relationship of trust with the client to become a win-win project because it’s a ‘cost-plus-fee’ project for the first time in the country,” Kim said.

Meanwhile, the Tower Hotel, known for it’s design by the late, prominent architect Kim Swoo-geun and opened in 1969, will be reborn as a world class, six-star luxury resort hotel “Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul”