When East West Partners — one of America's most respected placemaking developers, with over $7 billion in development and three Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence — reimagined The Ryder Hotel on Charleston's Meeting Street, they brought in designer Cortney Bishop to lead the interiors. Pure Hart Studio, then working as Headspace Murals, was commissioned to bring the vision outside.

The result, Golden Hour, is a large-scale tropical palm composition wrapping the courtyard walls — translating Bishop's interior design language into architecture-scale art. The warm gold palette, the botanical linework, the quiet sun disc at its center: every element was designed to extend the hotel's identity outward, making the courtyard feel like a destination rather than an amenity.

Forbes called it a "funky-shaped oasis, anchored by a vibrant tropical palm mural." Inside Little Palm — operated by Death & Co, one of the most celebrated names in American cocktail culture — Architectural Digest noted the irresistible mural "completes the tropical vibes." The same design language, carried seamlessly from exterior to interior.

Pure Hart also hand-painted the Little Palm Bar signage throughout the property, executing the brand identity directly onto the walls.

Cortney Bishop described the courtyard as "funky, iconic" — something that "draws you in from a distance." The project earned a Gold Key Award for Excellence in Hospitality Design and was named among the best new hotels in the world by Condé Nast Traveler.