



Sahara Square Poster by Matthias Lechner

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Sahara Square; Zootopia’s Desert District home to The Palm, the city’s most fashionable hotel, and the Mystic Springs Oasis Naturalist Club. Here was where Judy Hopps caught her first glimpse of the City of Zootopia.

And now fill up your canteen, cinch up your pith helmet and lace up your desert boots. We’re off on an excursion into Zootopia’s hottest neighborhood.

Get your art after the break!



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Arriving in Sahara Square on the Bunnyburrow Express. (Concept Art)





Sahara Square Arrival by Matthais Lechner

Source [2] Passing by a local resident as he leaves for work; note the dune-buggy in the foreground. (More concept art.)



Off To Work by Matthias Lechner

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Architectural Study, Downtown Sahara Square. (Still more concept art.)





Structural Studies, Sahara Square by Armand Serrano

Source [4] Same idea, different artist. (More concept art )

Sahraa Square Dwellings by Scott Watanabe by Scott Watanabe

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More structural studies; now we’re getting out into the ‘burbs.



Sahara Square Concept by Armand Serrano

Source [6] More structural studies; now we’re getting out into the ‘burbs.



Concept art of the climate wall. According to Zootopia directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore, it basically functions like a giant air conditioner. (If you’ve ever stood behind an A/C unit, you know that it puts out cool air on one side and warm air on the other.)

, Climate Wall Concept, Sahara Side by Armand Serrano

Source [7] Concept art of the climate wall. According todirectors Byron Howard and Rich Moore, it basically functions like a giant air conditioner. (If you’ve ever stood behind an A/C unit, you know that it puts out cool air on one side and warm air on the other.) Concept art of the Palm Hotel, crown jewel of Sahara Square, along with some nearby buildings



Palm Hotel Grounds by scottwatanabe

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The Palm Hotel lobby. This is actually not a concept drawing but an art study based on a concept piece. Note the ramp on the left, to allow access to the bell desk for rodents and other smaller species .



Hotel Lobby by Ying Ding by Ying Ding

Source [9] The Palm Hotel lobby. This is actually not a concept drawing but an art study based on a concept piece. Note the ramp on the left, to allow access to the bell desk for rodents and other smaller species .





Hotel Suit by Matthias Lechner by [Matthias Lechner

Source [10] The Palm went through a number of name changes from its first conception to the final version. First it was the Oasis, then the Golden Palm, and finally just the Palm Hotel. Here we see a concept drawing of Nick inside one of the luxury suite. What do you expect to find under there, fox?

Palm Hotel Concept by scottwatanabe

Source [11] The Palm Hotel at night. This place must have been intended to play a very large role in the ‘tame collar’ version of Zootopia. There’s more concept art dedicated to the Palm than just about any other location in the city. Concept drawing of another Sahara Square landmark, The Mystic Springs Oasis, originally known as simply The Naturalist Club.



Naturalist Club by Scott Watanabe

Source [12] Concept art, Mystic Springs, interior.



Naturalist Club Lobby by Scott Watanabe

Source [13] Presiding over the front desk at Mystic Springs is everybody’s favorite laid-back dude, Yax. As you can see from this concept drawing, he was originally intended for a slightly different role in the film

Yax by Shiyoon Kim

Nick and Judy meeting Yax for the first time





Yax’s Bedroom by imorolfe

Source [15] Yax’s room inside the club. Whoa, nice crash pad, dood. Another familiar figure at Mystic Springs Oasis is Nangi the elephant, Mystic Springs’ resident yoga instructor. (Concept art)



Nangi Concept by Cory Loftis

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