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luka mitchell

international architectural designer

uk architecture student

wellness & sustainability

what is ataraxi?

ataraxi is the alias for my digital architecture portfolio.


the name comes from ataraxia, a term from ancient greek philosophy for a state of calm, free from distress. the 'i' is personal. some difficult years helped me understand the type of places i needed during my struggle, though i didn't have them. through wellness architecture, designed and built sustainably, i aspire to be a provider of those very places to people who need them.


the domain carries that meaning forward. ataraxi began as ataraxi.uk, reflecting where i was based at the time. working internationally across the uk, netherlands, vietnam, thailand, japan and singapore showed me that my future extends beyond my home country. ataraxi.life reflects that shift, a calm, peaceful and serene life, for myself and for those i design for.


i want to be a provider of peace, not just space.

fourpaws has been by my side since 2009, supporting me through my hardest years. this image of him became the starting point for ataraxi's entire visual identity.

every colour in this palette was extracted directly from the source image above. the result is a set of warm, neutral tones that form the design language behind ataraxi. 

the arch is a familiar form in wellness architecture. its shape here holds the pattern of fourpaws' distinctive leg stripes, gradually smoothed into a wave, representing the personal calm at the centre of ataraxi. the slides below show that process in full. 

    my toolkit spans design, visualisation and communication, and grows as i continue to learn.


    i use ai tools like claude for ideas and prompts and chatgpt for image generation. as a fast-evolving technology, i treat them as support rather than a replacement for the creative process.


    i also consider myself a systems thinker with education and practical application of symbiosis in development (sid).

    contact for cv and further information