The formal design of the Rosita De Hornedo, with its souith facing strip windows and circular, overhanging penthouses, was in part inspired by the expressionist work of architect Erich Mendelsohn (21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953) who was a German architect known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas.