Hoteles Fiesta Inn y Fiesta Americana Santa Fe
México City
Picciotto Arquitectos
Hotels use playful and conservative shapes to attract different kinds of lodgers
Though they’re joined at the hip, in a manner of speaking, the hotels Fiesta Inn and Fiesta Americana present two very different architectural approaches. The Americana, the more playful of the two, caters to tourists, while the more conservative Inn serves business travelers. Both hotels occupy a 1.5-acre site in Santa Fe, Mexico City’s financial and commercial neighborhood, a block from the city’s Bancomer convention center.
In designing the rounded, aerodynamic volume of the Americana hotel, Mexico City-based Picciotto Arquitectos were inspired by the prevailing winds that sweep through the valley. They believe its fluid shape “expresses an atmosphere that yearns to live.” The rectilinear form of the Inn, meanwhile, resembles a corporate office tower—in keeping with its business-focused clientele.
Despite their different shapes, both volumes are clad in a steel and glass curtainwall system that gives them a shimmering, crystalline effect. A three-story base connects the hotels and contains shared facilities including restaurants, a fitness center, retail shops, and meeting rooms.
Formal name of project:
Hoteles Fiesta Inn y Fiesta Americana Santa Fe
Location:
México City
Gross square footage:
409,029 sq. ft.
Total Construction Cost:
$40 million
Owner:
Hotelera Santa Fe, S.A. de C.V.
Architect:
Picciotto Arquitectos
Monte Athos 415, Lomas de Chapultepec
México, D.F. 11000
52-55-5202-4887 tel.
52-55-5520-4118 fax
info@picciotto.com
www.picciotto.com
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