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Don Majestic 호텔 by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara

Don Majestic 호텔 by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 은상 in 건축, 건물 및 구조물 디자인 Competition Category.


은건축· 2021

Don Majestic 호텔

by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara

Client: Guevara Ottonello Architects

A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 건축 Category

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The Design

About Don Majestic 호텔

돈 마제스틱(Don Majestic)은 우루과이 푼타델에스테에 위치한 호텔이다. 이 건물은 자연의 곡선에서 영감을 받은 조형적인 곡면 형태를 지닌다. 두 개의 곡면 볼륨이 디자인을 구성한다. 수직으로 솟은 주 볼륨은 각 층마다 크기가 변하는 타원형 평면을 지니며 객실을 담고 있다. 수평 볼륨에는 홀과 카페테리아가 배치되었다. 호텔은 높이 54미터로 19개 층과 52개의 객실을 갖추고 있다. 코어에 위치한 단 하나의 중앙 기둥이 구조를 지지하여 개방된 조망을 가능하게 한다. 곡면 유리가 파사드 전체를 감싼다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 은상

Don Majestic 호텔, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Don Majestic 호텔, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Don Majestic 호텔, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.

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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