WHAT DOES GIRIH MEAN?
GIRIH IS THE PERSIAN WORD FOR “KNOT”. THEY REFER TO THE SMALLER SUBDIVIDED TRIANGULAR PIECES WITHIN THE FIVE TILES. 

Girih tiles are a set of five tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork (girih) for decoration of buildings in Islamic architecture. They have been used since about the year 1200.

GIRIH is a group of passionate individuals finding solutions for clients and communities to make their life and work better, easier, and more inspired. We are a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm using technology, talent, and research to guide our work. The company is committed to innovation in design methodologies, sustainability, and new technologies in architecture and planning. GIRIH was founded in 2013 in Gaza City, Palestine, with over 80 active projects across the country. With twenty years of multidisciplinary experience of girih team acquired through the completion of a wide range of projects including public buildings, manufacture, education facilities, commercial, residential, kids Project, products, and sustainable projects.

We Design for a Better World
We design at all scales — from buildings to entire communities. We find solutions together, elevating our client’s mission and empowering their goals with the work we create with them. For us, design excellence is achieved when also ensuring integrated bottom-line performance —social, environmental, and economic balance — for our clients and communities.

GIRIH VALUES

SUSTAINABILITY - ENVIRONMENT
GIRIH embraces the belief that truly sustainable designs establish a balance between social, economical, and environmental factors – between people, well-Being, and the planet. Within the triple bottom line cycle, the benefits propagate naturally into other areas. For example, a company or community’s commitment to environmental stewardship calls for built environments with strong connections to the out-doors, abundant natural daylight, cleaner air, and lessened dependency on electricity and supplied water. In turn, people who interact with these environments are healthier and feel a greater connection to their environment. As a result, these companies and communities benefit from a healthier workforce, greater productivity, lower utility costs, and a satisfying environment that propagates continued and increased stewardship of human and natural resources.
COMMUNITY
GIRIH designs with the idea that people live, work, and play in buildings and cities. In other words, creating buildings is not enough; it’s about building communities that thrive with life and vitality. Buildings, streets, landscapes, and other open spaces are all pieces that form a community, but it is each citizen who gives that community unique life.
COLLABORATION
GIRIH believes that the highest and best results are achieved through collaborative practice. Through an acknowledgment that “No one knows as much as everyone,” the firm truly believes that remarkable things happen when great minds gather to share ideas.
Through a series of projects, GIRIH has developed and honed a participatory design process that brings together all stakeholders in a design project with a core group of nationally recognized experts in the disciplines deemed most appropriate.