Don Majestic Primary Function: Hotelli by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara

Don Majestic Primary Function: Hotelli by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award in Arkkitehtuuri-, rakennus- ja rakennesuunnittelu Competition Category.

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Don Majestic Primary Function: Hotelli

by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara

Client: Guevara Ottonello Architects

Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Arkkitehtuuri Category

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The Design

About Don Majestic Primary Function: Hotelli

Book Text: Don Majestic on hotelli Punta del Estessa, Uruguayssa. Rakennuksella on veistoksellinen, kaareva muoto, joka on saanut inspiraationsa luonnon kaarista. Kaksi kaarevaa tilavuutta muovaavat suunnittelun. Pystysuora päätilavuus on pohjaltaan elliptinen, muuttuu kooltaan jokaisella tasolla ja sisältää huoneet. Vaakasuora tilavuus sisältää aulan ja kahvilan. Hotelli on 54 metriä korkea, siinä on 19 kerrosta ja 52 huonetta. Yksi keskeinen pilari rakennuksen ytimessä tukee rakennetta ja mahdollistaa avoimet näkymät. Kaareva lasi peittää koko julkisivun.

The Recognition

About the Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award

Don Majestic Primary Function: Hotelli on Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, äärimmäisen arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään huippuluokan, upeille ja vaikuttaville designeille. Hopeavoittajat ovat äärimmäisen loistavia ja erittäin luovia teoksia, jotka havainnollistavat suunnittelijoidensa erinomaista asiantuntemusta, lahjakkuutta ja terävyyttä. Don Majestic Primary Function: Hotelli:n odotetaan olevan ihana, esimerkillinen teos, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja syvästi innovatiivinen. Tämä Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign on erittäin merkittävä, ihailtu keksintö, joka hyödyttää taiteen, tieteen, designin ja teknologian rajojen laajentamista. Don Majestic Primary Function: Hotelli on laajalti kadehdittu luomus, joka herättää haluja, tuo myönteisiä tunteita ja sytyttää hämmästystä ja ihmetystä.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Singularity and uniqueness are the main concepts that have guided the creation of the Hotel. For the design, and for the process of transforming the abstract concepts into the real, the Architects got inspired by nature, by the curves of nature.

The studio designed a sculptural curved piece of architecture, conceived with the same concepts and the same spirit, from the macro to the micro scale, from the exterior design to the interior design.
Dimensions & Packaging: The hotel is 5.900 m2. It has got 19 floors and it is 54 m tall.

It has got 52 rooms:

- 48 Standard rooms ( from 32 to 47 m2)
- 4 Luxury Suites ( 81 m2)

The hotel has also got several amenities, such as outdoor and indoor heated swimming pools, a fitness centre, a spa, a conference room, a restaurant and a cafeteria.
Tags: Architecture, Iconic, Innovative Design, Hotel, Resort, Modern, Elegant, Futuristic
Production Technology: Innovative Engineering structure
To materialize the sculptural shape of the building, with floor plans that vary in size, a very exceptional engineering structure was designed, with a unique central pillar in the core of the building. This enabled to benefit from uninterrupted incredible views.

Innovative Curved Glazing Facade
An essential aspect of the hotel is the Skin of the building.
As the essence of the sculptural shape is the curve, curved glasses were installed in the whole building.
Design Challenge: The main requirement for the design of the hotel had been to try to build an innovative architecture, with a singular and unique shape.

The client wanted to try to build a jewel. Therefore, the main objective and the main challenge was to create, to design, to conceive and then to develop an innovative design, an Architectural Jewel, an Icon.
The mission was, not only to design, but also to create an emotion on people, to surprise, to seduce, with both exterior and interior design.
Research: Don Majestic Hotel is a freestanding building located in the touristic city of Punta del Este, that try to stand out from its surroundings, by the proposal of a sculptural shape, by the proposal of an attractive and innovative design
Inspiration: In the Design of the Hotel, the main objective was to create a sculptural and unique architectural shape, an innovative design, an Icon. Looking for that moment when architecture transcend itself. Trying to express poetic in architecture.
Light and transparency, as a pure and curved shape, are main aspects of the project.
In Don Majestic Hotel, the main objetive and challenge was to design with poetic, with courage and with passion, the sculptural shape of a Punta del Este Architectural Icon.
Project Duration: The hotel is located in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
The project started in 2013 and finished in 2019
Operation Flow: The studio designed two curved Architectural volumes. The main volume is vertical, with an elliptical plan that varies in size at every level, with a symmetry in the middle of the building. This main volume holds all the rooms of the hotel and many amenities. The secondary volume is horizontal and holds the hall and the cafeteria.
It complements the main volume creating a balance between both volumes. The objective was to create a strong harmony in their aesthetics and between their forms.
Team Members: Natalia Ottonello
Ian Guevara
Image Credits: Image #1 Photographer Nacho Correa Belino
Image #2 Photographer Nacho Correa Belino
Image #3 Photographer Nacho Correa Belino
Image #4 Photographer Nacho Correa Belino
Image #5 Photographer Nacho Correa Belino