Luke Matone Architect. is an RIAI-registered architecture, planning, and design studio based in Ventry, Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 2024, the practice explores the intersection of place, material, and context, creating architecture that is both careful and poetic.
Each project begins with close dialogue with clients, responding to the historic, spatial, and environmental qualities of a site. This process shapes buildings and spaces that are grounded, enduring, and meaningful. Drawing on Ireland’s rich cultural and natural landscape, our work weaves contemporary design with vernacular forms, local materials, and traditional craftsmanship.
We believe architecture is shaped by its context and defined through atmosphere, proportion, and detail. Regardless of scale or budget, every project is approached with rigour and care, resulting in spaces that enrich daily life, endure over time, and leave a lasting imprint on those who inhabit them.
LUKE MATONE
BA (Hons), M.Arch, PG.Dip, MRIAI, PSDP
Registered Architect
Luke is a qualified Architect, Project Supervisor for the Design Process (PSDP) and is a member of the Irish Georgian Society.
Luke studied architecture at Kingston University London (RIBA Part I), London Metropolitan University (RIBA Part II) and the University of Westminster (RIBA Part III).
He gained experience in a range of award-winning international practices, training to be an architect with Christ & Gantenbein (2012-2013) and Herzog & de Meuron (2013-2014) in Basel Switzerland, before returning to London to learn from and collaborate with Tuckey Design Studio (2014), Casey Fierro (2016) and Morris+Company (2017-2023). His portfolio spans a diverse mix of sectors — from public and private housing to hospitals, museums, artist studios and art galleries.
Originally from Bristol in the southwest of England, Luke relocated to the Dingle Peninsula, in 2023, and founded his own architectural practice the following year.
Beyond architecture, Luke enjoys cycling, swimming, and sailing along the Kerry coast.
