The 177-room Canopy by Hilton Scottsdale Old Town boasts a prime location in the Scottsdale Arts District, situated adjacent to Main Street’s Gallery Row as well as Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. For the hotel’s design, Dallas-based Studio 11 Design was tasked with creating a destination that celebrates both the local artisan community and the surrounding desert landscape.

“Our approach was to build a connection to historic Scottsdale with elements, textures, and artwork that feels intuitive, layered, and genuine,” explains Kellie Sirna, Studio 11 Design’s cofounder and principal. “A big part of Canopy’s ethos is to seamlessly blend into its respective neighborhood. Through collaborations with local galleries and artists as well as by using local materials and architectural language, we created an effortlessly genuine [link] to the area.”

Studio 11’s in-house art consultant team, Lou Verne, stepped in to assist with the project and commissioned several talents to develop custom works for the downstairs public spaces, as well as two large-scale murals found at the rooftop lounge. Orlando-based Peterson Guerrier, for example, was responsible for a dimensional wooden wall mural that abstractly depicts Arizona’s topography. A partnership with the Museum of the West also led to a number of historic black and white photographs by late politician and photography enthusiast Barry Goldwater being exhibited within the property.