Impact Hub Accra as a leader in the entrepreneurial incubation space made a compelling case toward identifying an opportunity to expand their mission to address the creation of a scalable holistic community. The goals of living, learning, working and creating would not only advance a new generation of Ghanaians economically but would also operate as a new platform for the creation of housing and corresponding commercial spaces serving as an economic catalyst in support of the growth of emerging and established business affiliates and the local community in which it resides.   

The Bond Center along with the Impact Hub Accra began its initial research in January 2019.  The lead researchers, Shawn L. Rickenbacker, Director and Associate Professor of Architecture and Michael Sorkin, Distinguished Professor of Architecture and Urban Design led a team of Center researchers on the development of an alternative spatial and economic supply chain. The work progressed with the collaborative assistance of a team of architects, engineers, international economists, technologists, and sociologists for whom we are immensely grateful. That work was interrupted by the Global Covid 2019 Pandemic during which time we lost our esteemed colleague and friend Michael Sorkin to Covid 19. In the Fall of 2021, the Bond Center resumed work on the concept and through the creation of an academic and industry collaborative research agreement was joined by the firm Davis, Brody Bond and Spacesmith.  Davis Brody Bond Architects and Planners is the legacy firm of J. Max Bond Jr. of which he was a Partner from 1990 - 2009. This collaborative effort is a fitting tribute to his legacy and the principles for which he stood for.