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.
酒店的设计受到一个关键挑战的启发：这位出生在西班牙但一生大部分时间都住在乌拉圭的客户，对这个国家充满感激，并希望在他的城市留下印记，以某种方式改善 Punta del Este 及其旅游业。他说他想尝试建造一个“宝石”，一个建筑宝石，一个图标。
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.
因此，主要目标和挑战是创造、设计、构思和发展客户的梦想以及Punta del Este 作为一个不断发展的度假城市所需要的东西：一家具有独特建筑设计的创新酒店，旨在将建筑作为为一门艺术创造。
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.
引导 Don Majestic 酒店创建的主要概念是独一无二的。在设计中，建筑师的灵感大自然，尤其是大自然的曲线。
The hotel has got three curved Architectural elements:
酒店拥有三个建筑曲线元素：
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.
主体量是垂直的，拥有 52 间客房和一些便利设施。平面图呈椭圆形，大小随楼层升高而变化。
The secondary volume is horizontal. It hosts the hall, and the cafeteria.
二级体量是水平的。它主要为大厅和自助餐厅。
The third architectural element, is the outdoor swimming pool.
第三个建筑元素，是室外游泳池。
There is a balance between the three elements, with a strong harmony in their aesthetics and forms, trying to give a sense of lightness.
这三个元素之间有一种平衡，它们在美学和形式上有着强烈的和谐，试图给人一种轻盈的感觉。
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.
Don Majestic 酒店的一项重要且决定性的创新涉及工程结构。为了获得设计的雕塑形状，建筑师设计了一个非常特殊的工程结构，在建筑的核心有一个独特的中央支柱。这种结构能够提供自由的平面图和美妙的不间断 360 度视图。创新的曲面玻璃幕墙 由于曲线是设计的精髓，因此在整个建筑中安装曲面玻璃至关重要。安装了一种创新类型的玻璃，其涂层可提供最大程度的阳光控制和隔热效果，从而改善能源使用。
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.
Don Majestic 酒店被设计为一家环保酒店，通过安装多种节能环保的措施和材料，并通过其回收系统和菜园突出其对“生命循环”原则的承诺。 Guevara Ottonello Architects 设计了 Don Majestic 酒店，旨在创造可持续和创新的建筑设计。寻找建筑超越自身的那一刻。试图在其建筑中表达诗意。
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