The Celestial Beauty of Healing Stay KOSMOS

2019-03-14 14:24

At first glance, Healing Stay KOSMOS looks like it came straight out of a science fiction movie where man, fleeing some global calamity in the distant future, has settled on a new, pristine, earth-like planet. Contrary to appearances, this filmic setting is located on Earth, specifically, on a volcanic island 120 kilometres east of the Korean Peninsula. Featuring a dense landscape of mountain peaks, caves and waterfalls encircled by rocky shorelines—a setting not unlike the remote island in Jurassic Park—it makes for the ideal backdrop for Healing Stay KOSMOS, a luxury resort where guests can relax in an utopian venue throbbing with the rejuvenating energy of the otherworldly landscape and serenity of the wide open sky. Sitting atop a large underwater stratovolcano in the East Sea, the South Korean island of Ulleungdo is blessed with a spectacular topography and a unique local ecology that provides a scenic setting for walks, hikes and boat rides as well as an ideal location to sit back and observe the celestial phenomena. But more than that, Ulleungdo is also known for the potent “chi” energy fields whose rejuvenation power is said to flow through the island. In this respect, KOSMOS couldn’t be more ideally located on the side of Songgot-bong, or “Ice Pick peak”, a rock formation that looks as awesome as it sounds. And if that wasn’t enough, the resort is built on the edge of a cliff that plunges dramatically thirty metres down to the sea, with great views of Elephant Rock, a rock formation in the middle of the sea in the shape of an elephant with its trunk dipped in the water.

乍一看，“治愈留下的科斯莫斯”似乎是从一部科幻电影中直接出来的，在这部科幻电影中，人类在遥远的将来逃离了一些全球性灾难，定居在一颗新的、原始的、类似地球的行星上。与表面情况相反，这种电影背景位于地球上，特别是在朝鲜半岛以东120公里处的一个火山岛上。这里有浓密的山峰、洞穴和瀑布，周围环绕着岩石海岸-这与侏罗纪公园的偏远岛屿没什么两样-它是疗治长廊科斯莫斯的理想背景，是一个奢华的度假胜地，客人们可以在乌托邦式的度假场所放松，享受异域风光的活力和广阔开阔天空的宁静。坐落在东海一座巨大的水下平流层火山之上的韩国乌伦多岛，有着壮观的地形和独特的当地生态，为散步、远足和乘船提供了一个风景优美的环境，也是坐下来观察天体现象的理想地点。不仅如此，Ulleungdo还以其强大的“气”能量场而闻名，据说这些能量场的复兴力量流经该岛。在这方面，科斯莫斯最理想的位置是在松戈邦，或“冰锥峰”，一个岩石组，看起来像它听起来很棒。如果这还不够的话，这个度假村建在悬崖的边缘，悬崖陡峭地俯冲了30米，俯瞰着大象岩，这是一座位于大海中央的岩层，形状像大象，鼻子浸在水里。

Photo by Kim Yong Kwan.

金永群摄。

Photo by Kim Yong Kwan.

金永群摄。

Photo by Kim Yong Kwan.

金永群摄。

The unique setting demanded a one-of-a-kind architectural statement that Chanjoong Kim of Korean architects THE_SYSTEM LAB more than delivered with his futuristic design of fluid plasticity and elegant slenderness. Conceived as a “container of energy” and inspired by the celestial swirl of planets and stars, Healing Stay KOSMOS resort has been designed as an observatory of the cosmos, hence its name, with each guestroom and communal space meticulously orientated according to a specific view. Made from ultra-high performance concrete, the resort’s two snow-white buildings, Villa Kosmos and Villa Terra, have been sculpted into curvaceous compositions that allude both to the celestial movements of the sun and moon, and to the rolling landscape. With its seashell-like swirling shape of slender folds, Villa Kosmos is the more dramatic of the development’s two buildings. Available to rent only as a whole, it contains four high-ceiling guestrooms and spacious communal areas whose minimalist interior design has been inspired by the Taoist concept of the Five Elements, or Wu Xin — Wood, Earth, Water, Fire, and Metal — which represent the five dynamic qualities or energies that can be perceived in all natural phenomena. Each space is thus dominated by one element and identified by the corresponding planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Mars and Venus.

独特的环境要求一个独一无二的建筑声明，韩国建筑师金昌俊系统实验室比他的流体可塑性和优雅细长的未来主义设计更多的交付。作为一个“能量容器”，并受到行星和恒星的天体漩涡的启发，“治疗停留科斯莫斯”度假村被设计成一个宇宙观测站，因此它的名称，每个客房和公共空间都根据特定的观点进行精心的定位。由超高性能混凝土制成，度假村的两座白雪公主建筑，Villa Kosmos和Villa Terra，被雕刻成曲线美的构图，暗示着太阳和月亮的天体运动，以及滚动的景观。比利亚·科斯莫斯的贝壳状细长褶皱状，是该项目两座建筑中最具戏剧性的一座。只有作为一个整体提供出租，它包含四个高天花板客房和宽敞的公共区域，其极简的室内设计灵感来自道教概念的五要素，或吴鑫-木材，土，水，火和金属-代表五种动态的品质或能量，可以在所有的自然现象。因此，每个空间都由一个元素主导，并由相应的行星识别：木星、土星、水星、火星和金星。

Photo by Kim Yong Kwan.

金永群摄。

Photo by Kim Yong Kwan.

金永群摄。

Photo by Kim Yong Kwan.

金永群摄。

Sporting a neutral palette of blue-grey for the stone floors and white for the swooping and dipping walls and ceilings, the communal spaces on the ground floor are sparsely furnished with contemporary pieces allowing the views to take centre stage. In the lounge, guests can relax in front of the magnificent vista of the Elephant Rock whereas in the cathedral-like dining room they can sit around the bespoke oak dining table in front of Songgot-bong, perfectly framed by the lanky shape of the glazed façade. Similarly, each bedroom has been orientated to face a different natural phenomenon, namely the sunrise, the sunset, Songgot-bong and the Elephant Rock. Villa Kosmos also includes two saunas representing the moon and the sun, an outdoors infinity Jacuzzi whose water is sourced from melted snow from a nearby volcanic basin and a wide terrace overlooking the sea where you can lounge under the sky. A private chef is also on hand to create a menu created by esteemed Chef Sunjin Hwang that combines local ingredients such as beef, cuttlefish and shrimp with a contemporary cooking style inspired by his work experience in El Bulli in Spain and Noma in Copenhagen. With most of Ulleungdo's tourist destinations in close proximity, the Healing Stay KOSMOS can also be a great launching pad for exploring the island, though once ensconced in the resort's luxurious comfort, otherworldly ambience and reinvigorating serenity, it may prove next to impossible to venture outside.

一楼的公共空间里装饰着一种中性的蓝色-灰色的石地板，白色的墙壁和天花板。底层的公共空间很少有现代的装饰，可以看到中央舞台的景色。在休息室里，客人可以在大象岩的壮丽景色前放松，而在大教堂式的餐厅里，他们可以坐在松戈邦前面定制的橡木餐桌周围，完美地被玻璃幕墙的瘦长形状所环绕。同样，每一间卧室都被定位为面对不同的自然现象，即日出、日落、松戈邦和大象岩。Villa Kosmos还包括两个代表月亮和太阳的桑拿浴室，一个户外的无限按摩浴缸，它的水来源于附近火山盆地融化的雪和一个可以俯瞰大海的宽阔的露台，在那里你可以在天空下栖息。还有一位私人厨师正在准备一份菜单，由备受尊敬的黄松进主厨制作，该菜单将牛肉、乌贼和虾等本地食材与他在西班牙埃尔布利(El Bulli)和哥本哈根诺马(Noma)的工作经验结合起来，形成了一种当代烹饪风格。由于Ulleungdo的大部分旅游目的地都很接近，康复之旅Kosmos也可以成为探索该岛的绝佳发射平台，尽管一旦置身于该度假胜地的奢华舒适、超凡脱俗的氛围和重新焕发活力的宁静之中，它可能几乎是不可能在外面冒险的。