After graduating in 1976, Roney J. Mateu, FAIA, talked his first “client” into building what started out as a classroom design project, that most common of building types, a single family home, even though that “client” had no money or experience in these matters. So as the Client, Owner, Architect and Builder, Mateu set out in what has been an incredible architectural journey, filled with all of the lessons, the good and the challenging, that the Architecture profession has to offer That first built project became a launch pad for the firm’s uncompromised design convictions, and as such, attracted a whole series of clients that allowed.
MATEU Architecture to pursue a design ethic that still today, is consistent to the goals and aspirations that were set in motion some 36 years ago.
Over 60 AIA Design Awards later, the work of MATEU Architecture encompasses a wide variety of building types. Whether it is a Church, a Bandshell, a Major League Ballpark, a House on a 25-foot-wide lot, a Glass Museum, a Bank, a 1 million square foot Airport Terminal, a Public Building, Housing for the Elderly, a Pet Hotel for Disney World or a School of Architecture Design Competition, the work is designed and built to last, with a clarity of purpose to positively impact the place where it is sited and to inspire the users with the attributes of beauty and honesty; engagement and timelessness.
