Engaging. Sophisticated. Pragmatic. Timeless. These qualities are essential to the architectural concept for the new Scottsdale Museum of the West designed by Jones Studio. Coupled with an imaginative and stimulating exhibit experience, guests will find a building that embodies the idea of the Old West meeting the New West.
To create a memorable, signature design for the New West, Jones Studio first looked to the Old West for inspiration. Here, a straw cowboy hat becomes a visual metaphor for a building shaded from the Arizona sun. Studying ancient Native-American cliff dwellings, and learning from their wisdom and mindful use of materials. They were influenced by the giant, perfectly stacked wood piles typical of saw mills found in the old west and also by images of buildings in Old West towns, as well as images of ranches with beautiful old barns, where streaming sunlight might illuminate a shady interior.
