Promenade is a building designed for a new format of architecture, which focuses on encouraging the relationship between citizens and nature, and on achieving the goal of improving residents' health and well-being. The design incorporates nature as a need to improve the environment in cities and as an immense opportunity to improve citizens' quality of life. Promenade's design, which connects humans, architecture, nature, and the city, proposes a new design paradigm for Punta del Este, in which vegetation and living nature must be considered constituent elements of architectural language.
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. Her work integrates principles of neuroarchitecture to design environments that support both physical and mental health, prioritizing the quality of life of the people who inhabit them. Currently, Natalia is particularly focused on residential architecture. Her projects are designed with a focus on promoting health, integrating neuroarchitectural principles to create environments that reduce stress and support healthier living. In addition to her practice, Natalia’s research explores the impact of architectural design on chronic stress levels. She investigates how spaces that are attuned with human expectations can improve well-being, and how incorporating health-promoting affordances can encourage healthier habits, ultimately enhancing the quality of life for individuals and communities
Located in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Guevara Ottonello Architects is an interdisciplinary architecture and design studio that emphasizes excellence, innovation, and uniqueness, in every project. Under the direction of Ian Guevara and Natalia Ottonello, the studio has designed projects on every scale, including residential, commercial, hospitality, interior design, and master planning projects. The studio aims to design holistically, driven by an integrated approach. By working creatively from the start of a project, the studio seeks to create innovative and sustainable architectural designs. Every project is designed from the earliest sketch to construction drawings and completion; designing with an integrated vision, every building element: architecture, environmental engineering, structural engineering, sustainability, landscape design, and interior design. In every project, sustainability is at the core of the design approach, and the studio aims to create a unique design tailor-made to the site, climate, and user. The main objective of the studio is to honor Architectural Design, as the art of space, always designing with passion and with a solid commitment to improve the quality of the environment, and to design with excellence and innovation, aiming to create unique designs, looking for that moment when architecture transcend itself.