Don Majestic ہوٹل by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara

Don Majestic ہوٹل by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award نقرئی انعام in فنِ تعمیر، عمارت اور ڈھانچہ ڈیزائن Competition Category.

چاندیفنِ تعمیر· 2021

Don Majestic ہوٹل

by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara

Client: Guevara Ottonello Architects

A' Design Award نقرئی انعام Winner in فنِ تعمیر Category

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The Design

About Don Majestic ہوٹل

ڈان مجسٹک، پنٹا ڈیل ایسٹے، یوراگوئے میں واقع ایک ہوٹل ہے۔ عمارت کی مجسمہ نما خمدار ساخت قدرت کی خم دار لکیروں سے متاثر ہے۔ ڈیزائن کو دو خمدار حجم تشکیل دیتے ہیں۔ عمودی مرکزی حجم بیضوی نقشے کا حامل ہے جس کی جسامت ہر منزل پر تبدیل ہوتی ہے اور اسی میں کمرے واقع ہیں۔ افقی حجم میں ہال اور کیفے ٹیریا موجود ہیں۔ ہوٹل 54 میٹر بلند ہے اور اس میں 19 منزلیں اور 52 کمرے ہیں۔ مرکز میں واقع ایک واحد ستون پورے ڈھانچے کو سہارا دیتا ہے اور کھلے نظاروں کی سہولت فراہم کرتا ہے۔ خمدار شیشہ پورے بیرونی رخ کو ڈھانپے ہوئے ہے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award نقرئی انعام

Don Majestic ہوٹل A' Design Award نقرئی انعام کا فاتح ہے، جو دلکش، عالی شان اور متاثر کن اعلیٰ ترین درجے کے ڈیزائنز کو دیا جانے والا غیر معمولی طور پر باوقار اعتراف ہے۔ نقرئی انعام کے فاتحین نہایت درخشاں اور بے حد تخلیقی کام ہیں جو اپنے ڈیزائنرز کی نمایاں مہارت، ہنر اور بصیرت کو ظاہر کرتے ہیں۔ Don Majestic ہوٹل سے توقع کی جاتی ہے کہ وہ ایک شاندار، نمونہ بننے والا کام ہوگا جو قابل ذکر حد تک پیشہ ورانہ اور گہرائی سے جدید ہے۔ A' Design Award نقرئی انعام جیتنے والا یہ ڈیزائن ایک انتہائی قابل توجہ اور سراہی جانے والی ایجاد ہے جو فائدہ پہنچاتی اور فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن اور ٹیکنالوجی کی حدود کو آگے بڑھاتی ہے۔ Don Majestic ہوٹل وہ تخلیق ہے جس پر بے حد رشک کیا جاتا ہے، جو خواہشات کو ابھارتی، مثبت احساسات لاتی اور حیرت اور تحیر کو جنم دیتی ہے۔

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