Photo is by Luca Compri
Chad
N Djamena Grand Hotel, N Djamena, by TAU ⁄ Roberto Sechi, Luca Compri
The N Djamena Grand Hotel is part of an architectural complex designed to host big political events. It is situated in N Djamena city centre, overlooking the Chari River. The building is characterised by its palace-like structure and its rectangular shape.
The facade of this hotel building clearly shows the Arabic influence on Chadian architecture. The repetitive patterns of the facade give the building a grandeur that many modern mosques can hardly match.
In total, it has eight levels. On the ground floor is the lobby (a double-height space), the restaurant, the cafeteria, the meeting room, and all of the administrative offices. The 187 bedrooms cover the remaining floors and have varying sizes: the higher the floor number, the bigger and more luxurious the rooms become, ending with the deluxe executive suites on the top floor.