Experience
Willy Bermello is a Florida registered professional architect with over 45 years of experience in professional practice. His background includes a broad base of public and private projects including the development of large aviation, commercial, educational, transportation, and port-related facilities. Mr. Bermello is recognized as one of the leading architects in South Florida. He is involved with numerous state and local professional, civic and social organizations/institutions, typically at the senior level. He has received numerous honors and awards for his professional design work as well as his civic involvement within the community.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Terminal 1 at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) New York, NY - Principal in Charge
Design for a new terminal at JFK. With 23 gates, the 2.4-million-sq ft new terminal will rank as the largest at JFK. Packed to the gills with amenities including multiple lounges, soaring indoor green space, and a bevy of retail and dining options, the new Terminal One will “incorporate the latest advances in both sustainability and security and be infused a with uniquely New York sense of place. BA is a design consultant working with Gensler as the Prime. Design is targeting Gold LEED certification.
Four Seasons Hotel & Tower, Miami, Florida - Principal-in-Charge.
Four Seasons Hotel & Tower, Miami, Florida - Principal-in-Charge. Integrating a five-star hotel with luxury residential condominiums, timeshare units, a fitness facility, and Class A office space, is the multiple award-winning mixed-use 67-story Four Seasons Hotel & Tower; the tallest structure in the southeastern United States. The Tower is clad in a glass and metal skin, with a low-rise podium of stone and pre-cast panels enclosing the parking garage for 1000 spaces. The base acts as an elevated ground plane while providing for retail uses that energize the surrounding area.
Terminal 5 at (FLL) , Fort Lauderdale, FL - Principal in Charge
Design for a new JetBlue terminal. The $308 million project consists of a two-level, 5-gate domestic concourse located on the southeast corner of the terminal loop. Design is underway and targeting Gold LEED certification.
American Airlines GRU Admirals Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Principal-in-Charge
BA provided design services for a new Admirals Club to be constructed in the shell of a brand new Terminal 3 at Guarhulous International Airport (GRU) near Sao Paulo, Brazil. This new club is 9,100 SF on the Mezzanine Level in a secure area. The project program includes 184 seats, including; main lounge seating, quiet seating area, business center, a cyber cafe/dining area, TV Lounge, Children’s area, reception area, showers, beverage and food bars, kitchen and restrooms.
Willy A. Bermello, AIA, AICP
PRINCIPAL
Experience
Willy Bermello is a Florida registered professional architect with over 45 years of experience in professional practice. His background includes a broad base of public and private projects including the development of large aviation, commercial, educational, transportation, and port-related facilities. Mr. Bermello is recognized as one of the leading architects in South Florida. He is involved with numerous state and local professional, civic and social organizations/institutions, typically at the senior level. He has received numerous honors and awards for his professional design work as well as his civic involvement within the community.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Terminal 1 at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) New York, NY - Principal in Charge
Design for a new terminal at JFK. With 23 gates, the 2.4-million-sq ft new terminal will rank as the largest at JFK. Packed to the gills with amenities including multiple lounges, soaring indoor green space, and a bevy of retail and dining options, the new Terminal One will “incorporate the latest advances in both sustainability and security and be infused a with uniquely New York sense of place. BA is a design consultant working with Gensler as the Prime. Design is targeting Gold LEED certification.
Four Seasons Hotel & Tower, Miami, Florida - Principal-in-Charge.
Four Seasons Hotel & Tower, Miami, Florida - Principal-in-Charge. Integrating a five-star hotel with luxury residential condominiums, timeshare units, a fitness facility, and Class A office space, is the multiple award-winning mixed-use 67-story Four Seasons Hotel & Tower; the tallest structure in the southeastern United States. The Tower is clad in a glass and metal skin, with a low-rise podium of stone and pre-cast panels enclosing the parking garage for 1000 spaces. The base acts as an elevated ground plane while providing for retail uses that energize the surrounding area.
American Airlines GRU Admirals Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Principal-in-Charge
BA provided design services for a new Admirals Club to be constructed in the shell of a brand new Termina 3 at Guarhulous International Airport (GRU) near Sao Paulo, Brazil. This new club is 9,100 SF on the Mezzanine Level in a secure area.