Miami · Design · Build · Waterworks · Since 2018
Design that endures
We design and build spaces that connect people to their surroundings — through material honesty, spatial clarity, and the quiet luxury of things done right.
Built on
intention
AO Building Workshop is a Miami-based design-build practice working at the intersection of design and execution. We take projects from concept through permitting and construction — keeping the vision intact at every step.
Our work spans residential and commercial design, construction, adaptive reuse, and water feature design across Miami-Dade and Broward. We believe that good design is not a luxury reserved for large budgets — it is a discipline of attention, proportion, and craft.
Work with us
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Alejandra Botero
Co-founder · Certified General Contractor & Pool Contractor
M.Arch graduate with over a decade of hands-on construction experience. Alejandra leads AO Building Workshop's building operations across residential, commercial, and aquatic projects — where architectural training meets the precision and accountability of a general contractor.
Alejandra Botero
Co-founder, Certified General Contractor & Pool Contractor
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Alejandro Serrano
Co-founder · Design Director
M.Arch graduate and the design vision behind AO Building Workshop. Alejandro leads every project from the first sketch — shaping space through material honesty, precise proportion, and a sensitivity to light that defines the practice's spatial language.
Alejandro Serrano
Co-founder, Design Director
Three ways
we work
Design
From first concept to permit-ready drawings — thoughtful design that responds to site, client, and context. Where a project requires it, we work alongside licensed architects and engineers.
- Residential design
- Adaptive reuse & renovation
- Permitting & city submissions
- Design board appearances
- Interior coordination
Build
We manage construction with the precision of the designer who drew it — no translation loss between design and reality.
- Construction management
- Contractor coordination
- Self-performed scopes
- Feasibility study
- Owner representation
Waterworks
Pools, water features, and aquatic environments designed as integral elements of the architecture — not afterthoughts.
- Pool design & build
- Water feature integration
- Natural pool systems
- Rooftop & terrace pools
- Equipment & systems
Our projects
Selected work by our team, including prior experience and studies
Construction work led by our team, including projects delivered before and alongside AO Building Workshop.
Original research, prototypes and unbuilt concepts — where we test ideas before they reach a site.
True luxury is not about opulence —
it is about how a space
makes you feel
Start a
conversation
We take on a limited number of projects each year to ensure each receives the attention it deserves. Tell us about yours.