With a busy casino, beautiful swimming pool and four great restaurants, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino located just south of Phoenix in the Santa Cruz Valley is at capacity on a daily basis. After a decade of consistent success, Harrah’s decided to expand and refresh the existing 148-room hotel. Our design approach to the 88,000 square foot, five-story expansion takes cues from the surrounding landscape and traditions of the Ak-Chin Indian Community. Intricate geometric designs in the exterior resemble basket making techniques while vertical garden shade screens were inspired by rows of crops. The 152-room hotel expansion includes a reconfigured guest entry experience that opens to the outdoor environment and re-imagined guest rooms with modern lines, materials and finishes that are rich in color and texture.