Michael Hsu Office of Architecture believes that design is for everyone.
We design with empathy and to elicit emotion. We design for optimism.

We re-imagine materials to create essential experiences. We believe in the active collaboration of designer, client, and artisan. Our work connects us with nature and manifests a sense of wellbeing. We design spaces that engage our local, regional, and global communities.

The studio was founded in 2005 in Austin to unite people through design. We are a nationally award-winning, fully integrated architecture and interior design practice. Our work is rooted in hospitality and placemaking and includes diverse projects that include large mixed-use developments, adaptive reuse projects, public realm design, architectural branding, single family homes, hotels, restaurants, workspaces, and bespoke furniture design. We work throughout Texas and across the country in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Denver. Michael Hsu Office of Architecture opened a second office in Houston in 2018 and has staff members representing our firm in Colorado and on the east coast.