Luxivair SBD

The “Million Air Experience” came to San Bernardino right as the airport was being transformed from Norton Air Force Base into San Bernardino International Airport for public and private guests. JRMA’s design and master planning, in cooperation with CSA Architects, focused on providing both Million Air and the new airport a vision of what San Bernardino’s aviation future could be.

The project included a flagship 13,741 SF FBO for Million Air, now Luxivair, in addition to a new 36,689 SF hangar with support facilities, a new 7,266 SF two-story office addition to an existing hangar, and a new 39,823 SF three-story structure for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and aviation tenants.   

The vision of the project was to provide a visual gateway to the area through the curved arrangement of the building campus. The FBO sits at the mid-point of the complex and provides a dramatic tapered barrel-vaulted roof; a modern adaption and reminiscent of the 1940’s style hangars still on the field.  A mixture of glass, metal, stone, and warm earth tones are used throughout the FBO and the entire facility to set a precedent for future development at SBD.