Bing Hu designing The Square, a 12,000-foot showpiece in Mesa Master-Planned Community
(NEWS RELEASE) It’s exciting—and rare—to find an internationally recognized architectural firm applying their expertise to an intimate, primary home community. Often these groups are booked solid serving resorts, five-star hotels and exclusive second home destinations. So when Harvard Investments approached Bing Hu, architect and principal of H&S International, to design their Community Center amenities at Cadence at Gateway (http://cadenceaz.com/) he quickly realized Harvard’s commitment to create a special place at Cadence, one well suited to his renowned architecture and style.
“I’ve known the Harvard Investments team for years and really respect their work. When Craig [Krumwiede], Chris [Cacheris] and Tim [Brislin] told me about this idea— a community as spectacular as anything being built in Arizona, yet welcoming in price to a new homebuyer, I was intrigued! Designing something that’s best-in-class and appeals to young families, those with teens, empty nesters— pretty much everybody— without being cost-prohibitive— that’s an exciting idea! I said, absolutely!” explained Bing Hu, Principal of H&S International. “We’ve done Scottsdale Waterfront, Sterling Collections at Silverleaf, three of the clubhouses at Desert Mountain, the Blackstone Country Club at Vistancia, Encanterra and other high touch private clubs, but when you find a developer who is committed to creating something this iconic for the East Valley, with facilities and amenities that rival anything anywhere, and at an attainable price, it’s a project we want to be involved in.”
Arizona-based real estate investment and development company Harvard Investments, parent company The Hill Companies of western Canada, and GTIS Partners LP (“GTIS”), an international real estate private equity firm headquartered in New York City, are collaborating with premier architect Bing Hu of H&S International in designing The Square — a 12,000 square-foot community center set in a town-square style environment at the heart of Cadence at Gateway.
“Bing Hu and his team at H&S are bringing their creativity and impeccable design standards to the development’s showpiece and ensuring the team’s vision comes to life in The Square,” said Craig Krumwiede, president of Harvard Investments. “Bing is at a point in his career that he can pick and choose his projects from around the world, so the opportunity to have him on our team speaks to the caliber of what we’re creating and the commitment we as developers have in assembling a best-in-class team.”
Hu’s projects have received dozens of international, national and regional design awards, including PCBC Gold Nugget Awards and Excellence in Masonry Architectural Awards. Bing has completed over 300 projects as founding principal of H&S International. He holds a graduate degree from Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s prestigious School of Architecture in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Hu added, “It’s always great to work on something that exemplifies the American dream— a fine home, great lifestyle and realistic and reasonable price points that you don’t have to be extremely wealthy, or over 55, to enjoy.”
Hu is designing all the buildings at The Square at Cadence at Gateway including a Café, Visitors Center, Community Center, Fitness Center, indoor/outdoor meeting spaces, events center and more. Other amenities at The Square include resort-style pools, tennis, bocce and basketball courts, shaded play areas, dog park, garden and a lifestyle director that will activate The Square with engaging indoor and outdoor activities for all residents. Hu’s vision is to provide residents with beautifully designed, yet functional spaces to pursue fun, fitness, and enriching memories with family and friends.
Learn more about the esteemed architect at http://www.handsinternational.com/.
Find out more about Cadence at Gateway, The Square and the plans for all of the amenities at (http://cadenceaz.com/)
