Based in the Cardiff studio, Matthew is an experienced architect and has worked with new and historic buildings in sensitive contexts for nearly 30 years. He became a RIBA conservation accredited architect in 2020 and AABC accredited in 2024, having overseen the careful repair and re-use of existing structures, frequently pairing them with interventions and new buildings to provide them with a new lease of life.
His experience has included a range of building types, transforming former banks, schools and hospitals into galleries, theatres and hotels for private, university and public sector clients as well as more conservative restoration works to maintain existing buildings in good condition.
Matthew has led project teams successfully through the RIBA work stages from start to finish. His particular interest is in adaptative re-use, intervention, and sustainable design for listed and unlisted heritage assets within sensitive and historic architectural settings. He is experienced in working closely with clients at every stage and in paying careful consideration to buildings and their significance, allowing him to arrive at and focus upon an appropriate architectural response.
Sustainability and conservation being complimentary, Matthew is interested in the re-use of all kinds of buildings, ideally using natural materials and methods that offer a low-carbon restorative future for historic structures and the communities that they serve.
Matthew is also a mentor to architect conservation candidates for RIBA, and an invited critic at Cardiff University for the architecture degree.