Hotel Online Special Report 
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo Awarded Interior Design Contract for the Kangwon Casino Resort in Kohan, South Korea HONOLULU— June 2000 – The internationally renowned architecture, planning, and design firm of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WAT&G) has been awarded the interior design contract for the Kangwon Casino Resort in Kohan, South Korea. Previously, WAT&G won a design competition for the planning and architectural design of this facility.
The development team includes the owner, Kangwon Land, Inc.; the architect of record, Yaerhim Architects Planners & Consultants; and the Korean interior design firm of Ridge Co., Ltd. Kangwon Land, Inc. will be the operator. The resort is scheduled to have a grand opening in December 2002.
The scope of the project includes 475 guestrooms (with two deluxe presidential suites); 6 restaurants and bars; meeting and conference facilities; a freestanding spa; and a 125,000-square-foot casino including restaurants, entertainment venues, and VIP areas. The overall project includes a retail village, a lake, and sites for future hotels and condominiums.
The team for this project is being lead by senior vice-president George Berean and worldwide director of interiors David Weisberg, along with senior associate Fred Mikawa as project manager.
WAT&G, with offices in Honolulu, Newport Beach, London, and Singapore, is recognized as the world’s number one planning, design and consulting firm specializing in hospitality, leisure and entertainment. Since its founding in 1945, WAT&G has worked on projects in 119 countries and territories. The firm has completed more hotels and resorts than any other design consultancy anywhere.
Contact: Howard J. Wolff 808.540.4645 (Voice) 808.540.5200 (Fax) [email protected] www.watg.com Also See According to Condé Nast Traveler Survey, WAT&G Leads in Designing the Top Resorts / Feb 2000 WAT&G First to Prove Correlation Between Hotel Design and the Bottom Line / Oct 1998