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.
