Eloy City Hall

Before the new $7-million Eloy City Hall was constructed, the original city halls—plural—had citizens and staff commuting across town on a regular basis.

Founded in the late 1870s where the first railroad line was built across southern Arizona, this historical city is in the midst of a sizzling population boom with the current population predicted to double by 2025. It was one thing to solve the challenge of placing all city departments under one roof, but for designers at SmithGroup’s Phoenix, this project was also about solving that challenge in a way that reflected the cultural history and unique environment surrounding the city of Eloy.

The new city hall includes pillars with sand-toned, cast-concrete walls accented with curving EIFS-based wall features. An aged Copper Fluropon® finish from Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings was selected for the two primary canopies. These elegant canopies are fabricated from aluminum panels from Petersen, giving the building a historic railroad aesthetic. The designers trusted the tag-team of the Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings Fluropon® and Petersen PAC-CLAD aluminum panels, knowing these products would hold up to the intense Arizona climate and prevent rust in the future.

Project Credits:

• Architect: SmithGroup; Phoenix
• Metal Manufacturer: PAC-CLAD
• Photography credits: Alan Blakely