Internationally Renowned Architect Bing Hu Collaborating for Cadence at Gateway's Community Center

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/),

Hu quickly recognized 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.

Find out more about Cadence at Gateway at (http://cadenceaz.com/).

Contacts

The Ferraro Group Phoenix

Heather Austin, 602-738-9252