Throughout history, architecture & build mass has always been at the forefront of guiding civilizations, enriching experiences with novel ideas of utopia. It is imperative that we understand agencies and develop modalities that can foster a sustainable build environment for all species.

The motivation for starting the office comes from the realization of finding the true potential of our given spaces and their ability to transcend the faculties of our sensorial perception. OAU engages in physical (build forms) and metaphysical (ideas of tomorrow) that addresses the immediate need for our spaces and their relativity to our built environment. OAU aims to curate spaces that answer questions of our known & unknown perceptive environment through context research and design strategy.

Our architecture is an art of optimism, demanding of us a forward-looking attitude and the nerve to stand out of sync with present norms. We believe the significant work of reconciling past traumas and addressing contemporary discord requires an architecture that posits a more ideal world. Doing so is a naturally enriching process for us and our partners, as we collectively seek to expand our definitions of possibility toward the betterment of our clients, their institutions, and the cultures of which we are all part. As we live in an increasingly divided society, there is a tendency to address this division by counterproductively retreating into provincial understandings of identity. In contrast to current provincialisms, the vocation of modern architecture was, is, and should be cosmopolitan, committed to enhancing the lives of all people everywhere.