Located fifteen miles north of the U.S./Mexico border in southern San Diego County, CA, the single-story, two-structure center marks the realization of National City?s long-term goal to replace a makeshift facility housed in trailers for over a decade.

© Darren Bradley

Architects: Safdie Rabines Architects

Location: United States, Goesno Pl, National City, CA 91950, USA

Area: 5500.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Darren Bradley , Mike Torrey

Construction Manager: Project Professionals Corporation

Structural Engineer: Orie2 Engineering

Mep: BSE Engineering, Inc

Civil Engineer: Cvaldo Corporation
Landscape Architect: Marcie Harris Landscape Architecture

Owner: Port of San Diego

© Mike Torrey

From the architect. Located fifteen miles north of the U.S./Mexico border in southern San Diego County, CA, the single-story, two-structure center marks the realization of National City?s long-term goal to replace a makeshift facility housed in trailers for over a decade.

© Darren Bradley

Sited on a scarce section of accessible coastland owned by the Port of San Diego, the 5,500 square-foot complex is positioned on the southern edge of a 5½-acre public park, where it complements the coastline just inside the mouth of the...