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Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Don Majestic Hotel in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Don Majestic Hotel by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara, designed for Guevara Ottonello Architects, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Don Majestic Hotel
Don Majestic is a hotel in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The building has a sculptural curved form inspired by the curves of nature. Two curved volumes shape the design. The vertical main volume has an elliptical plan that changes in size at each level and holds the rooms. The horizontal volume holds the hall and the cafeteria. The hotel is 54 metres tall and has 19 floors and 52 rooms. A single central pillar in the core supports the structure and allows open views. Curved glass covers the whole facade.
About Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara
Natalia Ottonello is the co-founder and Director of the Design Department at Guevara Ottonello Architects, a multidisciplinary studio specializing in diverse sectors such as hospitality, residential, commercial, and educational design. The studio has been recognized with several international awards in countries including the UK, the United States, France, Italy, and Germany for its innovative approach to architectural design With a Master's degree in Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design, Natalia is dedicated to creating spaces that enhance well-being.
Award Record
Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/109487
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/109487
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!109487
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/284459
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.guevaraottonello.com/es/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Don Majestic Hotel
- Function
- Hotel
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Light Steel Blue, Light Gray, Dim Gray, Light Slate Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Guevara Ottonello Architects
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara
- Country
- Uruguay
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #109487
Credits
- Team
- Natalia Ottonello and 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
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- The hotel is located in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The project started in 2013 and finished in 2019
- Specifications
- 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.
- Keywords
- Architecture, Iconic, Innovative Design, Hotel, Resort, Modern, Elegant, Futuristic
