Don Majestic מלון by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 פרס הכסף של A' Design Award in עיצוב אדריכלות, בנייה ומבנים Competition Category.
כסףאדריכלות· 2021
Don Majestic מלון
by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara
Client: Guevara Ottonello Architects
פרס הכסף של A' Design Award Winner in אדריכלות Category
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The Design
About Don Majestic מלון
דון מג'סטיק הוא מלון בפונטה דל אסטה, אורוגוואי. לבניין צורה מעוקלת פיסולית בהשראת עקומות הטבע. שני נפחים מעוקלים מעצבים את התכנון. הנפח הראשי האנכי בעל תוכנית אליפטית המשתנה בגודלה בכל קומה ומכיל את החדרים. הנפח האופקי מכיל את הלובי והקפיטריה. גובה המלון 54 מטרים והוא כולל 19 קומות ו-52 חדרים. עמוד מרכזי בודד בליבה תומך במבנה ומאפשר נופים פתוחים. זכוכית מעוקלת מכסה את כל החזית.
The Recognition
About the פרס הכסף של A' Design Award
העיצוב Don Majestic מלון זכה בפרס הכסף של A' Design Award, הכרה יוקרתית ביותר הניתנת לעיצובים ברמה הגבוהה ביותר, מרהיבים ומרשימים. זוכי הכסף הם יצירות מבריקות להפליא ויצירתיות מאוד שממחישות את המומחיות, הכישרון והחדות של מעצביהן. מהעיצוב Don Majestic מלון מצפים שיהיה יצירה נפלאה, דגם מופת, מקצועית להפליא וחדשנית לעומק. העיצוב הזה שזכה בפרס הכסף של A' Design Award הוא המצאה בולטת מאוד ומוערצת שמועילה ודוחפת קדימה את גבולות האמנות, המדע, העיצוב והטכנולוגיה. העיצוב Don Majestic מלון הוא יצירה שרבים מקנאים בה, שמעוררת רצונות, מביאה רגשות חיוביים ומציתה התפעלות ופליאה.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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
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