콘래드호텔 누수 운영미숙 때문

Published : Mar 18, 2014 - 18:19 Updated : Mar 18, 2014 - 18:19

콘래드호텔 누수 운영미숙 때문

완공된 지 2년이 채 안된 서울 여의도의 5성급 호텔 ‘IFC서울’(서울국제금융센터) 외벽에 누수현상이 발생해 호텔측의 운영미숙이 쟁점화되고 있다.

실제로 IFC서울의 시공을 맡은 컨소시엄에 참여했던 GS건설 관계자에 따르면 해당 누수는 스프링클러 오작동 등 운영의 문제일 가능성이 크다고 밝혔다.

하지만 콘래드서울 관계자는 누수가 호텔 외벽 내부에서 발생했으며, 냉온수기의 용접상태 불량으로 인한 것이라고 반박했다. 그러면서 그는 누수가 호텔 공조시스템과는 무관하다고 주장했다.

지난 2012년 10월 완공된 IFC서울은 연면적 50만5236m²에 오피스 3개동, 콘래드서울 호텔, 그리고 3개층의 IFC몰 등으로 이루어진 대형 복합상업건물이다.

IFC서울은 ‘AIG글로벌부동산개발(AIG GRE)’이 서울시와 함께 민관 협력체제를 구축하고, 서울시를 동북아 금융허브로 도약시키기 위해 일환으로 진행되었다.

(코리아헤럴드 배현정 기자)

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Conrad Seoul hit with sudden water leak

Conrad Seoul, the Seoul branch of Hilton Worldwide and annex to the landmark International Finance Center Seoul in Yeouido, suffered a sudden water leak Tuesday, caused by a welding error.

Stains from the leak began to appear near lunchtime and continued to spread on the outer wall of the five-star hotel. Water also poured down onto a pedestrian passage and the entrance to the underground parking lot.

“The leak started from the inner side of the hotel’s outer wall due to a welding error in the radiation system,” said an official of Conrad Seoul. “When we closed the (radiator) valve on the sixth and the seventh floors, the leak stopped almost immediately.”

She stressed that the leak was not a system error.

Builders, however, suggested that the leak may be attributable to faulty management on the part of Conrad.

“The stains indicate that they were the result of leaks in the hotel’s water distribution facilities, such as the sprinklers installed in the outer wall,” said an official of GS Engineering & Construction.

GS E&C was part of the builders’ consortium in charge of the IFC construction but the Conrad section was the responsibility of Daelim E&C.

Conrad Seoul opened in November 2012, as part of the IFC Seoul project run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and AIG Global Real Estate to promote Yeouido as a global financial hub. It is the only five-star hotel in the neighborhood.

By Bae Hyun-jung (tellme@heraldcorp.com)