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BEAarchitects
<br />experience
<br />Mr. Ramos founded BEA and has taken it to the top ten in volume of work for the region. His
<br />over 20 years of experience gives him the diversified background and leadership expertise
<br />that ensures uncompromising professional service. Mr. Ramos’ creations emphasize service
<br />to employees, management and visitors. His work has extended to community centers, city
<br />halls, passenger terminals, park accommodations, fitness centers, schools and resort island
<br />master plans.
<br />Pinecrest Library & Community Center, Pinecrest, FL. Designs for a state-of-the-art
<br />community center and branch library of the Miami-Dade County library system, creating a
<br />new community campus within the gardens of the former Parrot Jungle. The design entails
<br />a sequence of open spaces mediating between an existing parking in front and an athletic
<br />complex in the rear, conferring a campus environment conducive to a garden setting. The
<br />community center includes a computer lab, arts and crafts room, dance studio, wellness
<br />spaces, fitness center, and multipurpose classrooms. The library program encompasses
<br />three separate reading rooms. The design delivers a modern twist to a Mediterranean motif.
<br />Characteristic elements include metal roofs, generous overhangs, and stone cladding. Soaring
<br />vaulted ceilings and sloped roofs are the main features of the design. Natural light bathes the
<br />entire interior and maximizes visibility inside the library to reduce the need for time-intensive
<br />facility monitoring. The facility is fully wired and contains a separate meeting hall.
<br />HOPE VI Grant Proposal, Master Plan & Community Center, Miami-Dade County, FL.
<br />BEA’s application (prepared for the Miami-Dade Housing Agency) won a $35 million grant from
<br />U.S. HUD for transforming public housing stock, providing home ownership opportunities for
<br />low-income families, and creating 15,000 new jobs in Miami-Dade County. The 767-unit Scott
<br />Homes and Carver Homes, major public housing facilities adjacent to each other, were restored
<br />into a friendlier, modern and promising neighborhood. Through a series of physical modifications
<br />that define common areas, foster dwelling identity and promote self-reliance, the neighborhood
<br />offers a comprehensive network of services. BEA involvement was instrumental in formulating
<br />the final design concepts planned for the revitalization effort. The 15,000 SF community center
<br />is the focal point of the HOPE VI Master Plan. It was designed as a catalyst for the community’s
<br />social services. The design includes spaces for banking services, job placement, childcare,
<br />continuing education, and houses a large multi-use meeting room. The HOPE VI Community
<br />Center was planned through a series of public meetings with community members participat-
<br />ing in the design process. Once completed, the design was a synthesis of ideas from owners,
<br />management/operations personnel, residents, local activists and designers.
<br />Coleman Park Community Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Feasibility study as well as
<br />design and construction of a community center in Coleman Park, a spring training site of the
<br />former Negro Baseball League. The 4,000-SF recreation building serves as the focal point for
<br />the 4-acre park and includes arts and crafts, dance and multipurpose rooms. Since legendary
<br />baseball players such as Satchel Paige trained here in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s, a memorial is
<br />being included in this park-wide redevelopment effort.
<br />One Park Place, Lake Park, FL. BEA designed an entire city block, intended to revitalize the
<br />historic town of Lake Park, Florida. The 590-foot long, mixed-use development is unique for
<br />two reasons. First, it is an all-precast concrete design, modular and hence economical, though
<br />with a great deal of aesthetic variety, interest and detail. Secondly, the project incorporates 68
<br />mid-prices residences built around a garden courtyard and sitting atop 30,000 SF of second floor
<br />offices, 30,000 SF of ground floor retail and restaurants, and 192 spaces of structured parking.
<br />The parking is completely screened on three sides of the building. The project was designed in
<br />collaboration with the town’s planners, as befits a pilot project of such magnitude.
<br />Lincoln East, Miami Beach, FL. In collaboration with TEN Arquitectos, BEA designed a new
<br />mixed-use development called Lincoln East in the core of Miami Beach’s historical district. The
<br />400,000 SF project, located between Lincoln Road and 16th Street at Drexel and Washington
<br />Avenues, will be the first large-scale residential complex in decades built adjacent to Lincoln
<br />Bruno-Elias Ramos, AIA, GC, LEED APPrincipal-in-Charge / Lead Designer
<br />registrations
<br />Registered Architect, Florida
<br /> AR 0012160
<br />General Contractor, Florida
<br />CG-C033989
<br />NCARB Certification No. 53,136
<br />LEED Accredited Professional
<br />SAVE International 40456
<br />education
<br />Master of Architecture
<br />University of Florida 1985
<br />Bachelor of Design
<br />University of Florida 1982
<br />professional affiliations
<br />American Institute of Architects
<br />AAPA Delegate
<br />1996, 1997 & 1998
<br />Guest Speaker:
<br />PCAPA 1998
<br />AAPA 2000 1999 1998
<br />Florida Ports Council 1997
<br />Palm Beach Maritime 1997
<br />Advisory Board of the
<br />Florida International University
<br />School of Architecture
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