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Click to view large map Coordinates: | Atchitects' notes The new ENP Hotel is prominently located as one enters the city centre from the Hosea Kutako International Airport. Occupying the southernmost portion of the larger property, the hotel site is hemmed in by streets on three sides: Independence Avenue (west), Sam Nujoma Avenue (south) and Rev Michael Scott (east). The elevated Supreme Court and Bank of Namibia overlook the site to the east, and the City Council Building to the South. The hotel enjoys panoramic views of the city and surrounding mountains beyond to the west and south-west, and will have a demanding view of the new development to the north and, in particular, the tree-lined pedestrian spine alongside which the retail, office, and other components will be arranged. A36m high glass-and-steel tower announces the hotel to the approaching guest and marks its entrance on Rev Michael Scott Street. Guest parking takes the form of two basements. The entrance drum links to a full-height partially glazed atrium from where all public functions in the main building can be reached: the hotel lounge and coffee shop, banqueting hall, meeting rooms and terrace on ground level, an all-day dining restaurant, a cocktail bar and terrace on first floor level, and a casino on lower ground level. The atrium allows natural light to penetrate the building interior and, along with other double volume spaces, creates visual links between the various levels of the building and 8 floors of south and north facing guest rooms and landscaped roof terraces. A spectacular executive lounge is accommodated in the upper two levels of the glazed drum. The rooftop houses a gym and wellness facility, pool, poolside cabanas, and a roof terrace bar. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. |
