Don Majestic Hotel
Location: Punta del Este
Program: Hotel & Leisure
Status: Recently completed
Project: 2013
Completion: 2019
Built Area: 5.913 m2
Don Majestic Hotel is located in the Design District of Punta del
Este resort city in Uruguay.
The design of the hotel was motivated by a key challenge: The client, who was born in Spain, but had lived in Uruguay most of his life, felt grateful with the country and wanted to leave a mark on his city, improving somehow Punta del Este, and its tourism. He said he wanted to try to build a "jewel," an architectural jewel, an Icon.
The main objective, and challenge, then, was to create, design, conceive, and develop what the client dreamt of and what Punta del Este needed as a growing resort city: an innovative hotel with a unique architectural design that aimed
to glorify architecture as an art.
Concepts / Design process
The main concepts that guided the creation of Don Majestic Hotel are singularity and uniqueness.For the design, the Architects got inspired by nature, particularly by the curves of nature.
The hotel has got three curved Architectural elements:
The main volume is vertical and hosts 52 rooms and some amenities The floor plans are elliptical and vary in size as the floors rise.
The secondary volume is horizontal. It hosts the hall, and the cafeteria.
The third architectural element, is the outdoor swimming pool..
There is a balance between the three elements, with a strong harmony in their aesthetics and forms, trying to give a sense of lightness.
Innovative Engineering structure
An essential and determining innovation in Don Majestic Hotel concerns the engineering structure.
To obtain the sculptural shape designed, the Architects designed a very exceptional engineering structure, with a unique central pillar in the core of the building.
This structure enabled to feature free floor plans and a fantastic uninterrupted 360-degree view.
Innovative Curved Glazing Façade
As curves were the essence of the design, it was crucial to install curved glasses in the whole building.
An innovative type of glass was installed, with coatings that provide maximum solar control and thermal insulation, improving energy use.
Sustainability
Don Majestic Hotel was designed as an environmentally friendly hotel by installing several energy-efficient and eco-friendly measures and materials and highlighting with its recycling systems and its vegetable gardens its commitment to the ¨circle of life ¨ principle.
Guevara Ottonello Architects have designed Don Majestic Hotel aiming to create a sustainable and innovative architectural design. Looking for that moment when architecture transcends itself. Trying to express poetry in its architecture.
Guevara Ottonello Architects have designed Don Majestic Hotel aiming to create a sustainable and innovative architectural design. Looking for that moment when architecture transcends itself. Trying to express poetry in its architecture.