Seeko'o Hôtel
[ france, Bordeaux ]
The complete opposite of the « old France » seen in other establishments, the Seeko’o (pronounced « seek-o ») is the least typical hotel of Bordeaux.
When heading from Place des Quinconces towards Garonne and the hangars district where a row of popular restaurants stand proud, it suddenly comes into view, rather it surges up: this magnificent iceberg clad in Corian (1,000 m2), with its immaculate white that tinges pink as the sun sets. In a sort of beautiful paradox, the contemporary part exalts the blonde stone and architecture of the Enlightenment period of the historic district of Chartrons, and vice versa. Since it first opened in 2007, the Seeko’o, conceived by the Bordeaux architectural firm « King Kong », has had reams of ink written about it.
Today, the Seeko’o is recognised as an integral part of Bordeaux architecture and has become synonymous of the city’s opening up towards the modern.
