commARCH (Commercial Architecture), January/February 2020
Photo Chipper Hatter Practically the inbound canopy covers two inspection booths in almost all of the 35 lanes of incoming traffic By doubling the booths in most lanes Miller Hull devised the means to meet the programmatic goal of welcoming people coming into the United States by reducing wait times Previously it took 2 hours to be processed through With the new configuration wait times are at 30 minutes and are projected to remain at the level until 2030 Enough conservation methods were deployed at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry to prepare for earning LEED Platinum status and contribute to the facility to be heralded as the Port of the Future that can be sustainable for 50 years ultimately handling as many as 100000 visitors a day Measures of Success While there are many measures of success for the project Misel has a favorite anecdote that may be better than any measurement Every year Miller Hull has a Year End Show of all their current projects The company brings in three local national or international dignitaries to review the boards to make comments identify trends and offer advice on how the projects and the firm can pursue continuous improvement A couple years ago a gentleman by the name of Jorge Gracias who is an architect and teacher at a school of architecture in Tijuana called the Free School of Architecture was one of the jurors Misel says Jorge said that the people in Tijuana look at this as their project They are extremely proud of it and they feel that it was designed with them in mind It was extremely gratifying to hear that from someone who is a resident of Tijuana because that is exactly what we wanted people to feel Read the full article at commarch com san ysidro Photo Nic Lehoux commARCH 65
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