Matthew is a fourth generation architect and founded the practice in the early ‘90s. He has a particular interest in design and in resolving complex planning problems, particularly for the practice’s housing and urban regeneration projects. As senior Director he works very closely with our key clients and is actively involved in almost all of the work the practice undertakes. Notable and award winning projects that Matthew has led to date include: The Bourne Estate and Regents Park Estate both for Camden Council, St Mary of Eton in Hackney Wick, and The Royal Society of Arts. Matthew is a Design Council Associate and regularly takes part in their design review panels across London’s outer boroughs; he has twice served as a judge on the RIBA Awards including as a regional Chair in 2017, and the Hackney Design Awards, once as its chair in 2018. Matthew is a member of Islington Council’s Design Review Panel and has previously sat on Frame Project’s Design Review Panel for Camden Council and the Quality Review Panel for RBK&C.

Bert studied at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany, and joined Matthew Lloyd Architects in 2013. Bert is a highly skilled architect and was promoted to Associate in 2019. He has had a major role in the design and technical delivery of many housing and hotel projects in the office, notably the Southampton Row Hotel in Holborn; the Bourne Estate in Clerkenwell, which was the Overall winner in the 2018 Housing Design Awards; and RIBA National Award winning St Mary of Eton. Bert enjoys travelling he is a keen cyclist and has a major interest in going to the theatre and art exhibitions.

Luke first joined Matthew Lloyd Architects in 2017 after completing his Part I at the University of Cambridge and returned in 2021 following his Part II at the London School of Architecture. Over this time he has developed and explored a particular interest relationship between existing architecture and new-build interventions, knitting together a contextual and high quality urban fabric. Outside of the studio Luke enjoys exploring new places and cooking.