Chris Arth

Founded in Austin in 2005, Michael Hsu Office of Architecture (MHOA) is a nationally recognized architecture and interior design practice dedicated to excellence in design, collaboration, and execution. The firm’s first completed project, Uchi (2005), established an early foundation rooted in hospitality, material exploration, and emotional resonance, an approach that continues to guide the firm’s work across a wide range of project types and scales. Today, the practice is fully integrated, with more than 60 employees, offices in Austin and Houston, and designers working throughout Texas and across the United States. The firm’s portfolio includes hospitality, mixed-use development, adaptive reuse, public realm projects, workplaces, residences, and branding, all unified by a consistent design ethos rather than typology. At the center of our culture, we believe design is for everyone and should be accessible. Each project begins with an exploration of culture, informed by empathy and close collaboration with clients, communities, and makers.