Cultural Memory

6.4 Layering of Building Program The layering of program within building is tied to the historic pattern of building use. The ground floor being that of warehouse space, which saw the incoming and outgoing goods, the second floor being that of office space, a cooperative of the ICE and NGO agencies, historically the US Customs Service worked directly with the Internal Revenue Service. As those in the immigration process furthered along they would find themself traveling higher and higher into the ICE wing, until finally they reached an outdoor roof terrace located above the third floor.

Hovering over the public thoroughfare of Broadway Street this space is where applicants would be awarded their residency/citizenship to the United States, making public their achievement to the city of Portland.

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