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GIRIH X
Applied Innovation Studio for AEC & Manufacturing
Proudly Australian. Operating globally.

Streamline Design,
Empower Construction.

We're an automation-first studio that drives innovation across the full AEC lifecycle: solving complex designs and making them buildable, digitising products for manufacturers and retailers, harnessing big data for smarter decisions, and engineering the coordination models and systems that keep projects on track.

Backed by hundreds of real projects globally, from frontend design through construction and beyond, we've lived the pain, we know what breaks, and we build the creative, scalable systems that turn it into a competitive edge.

From products to buildings to cities, we don't just deliver. We transform how things get made.

ISO 19650 aligned
Tier 1 delivery experience
First Australian BIMobject partner
Australian ShapeDiver representative
Hundreds of projects across 4 continents
See the X Framework™

30+

Years Collective Experience

50+

Projects Delivered

15+

Years Industry Leadership

Trusted by industry leaders

LendleaseReece GroupJohn HollandMultiplexHutchinson BuildersEmpire Facades

Sectors & Capabilities

HealthcareData CentresResidentialCommercial OfficeInfrastructureAviationFaçade & Curtain WallManufacturing & PrefabMixed-UseRail & Metro
BIM CoordinationAutomation & AIDigital StrategyBIM Content LibrariesComputational DesignParametric ModellingShop Drawing AutomationCloud CDE SetupAR/VR VisualisationLegacy Drawing ConsolidationSoftware DevelopmentDesign Technology ConsultingDigital EngineeringAPI Development & IntegrationWorkflow AutomationData Management & StandardsTraining & EnablementPlatform Development (AI-centric)
Identity

We build the tools our clients wish existed.

GIRIH X is an Applied Innovation Studio, not just a consultancy or a software vendor. We work at the intersection of geometry, design, data and automation to solve problems that conventional approaches can't touch.

We uncover the gaps in your design, delivery, or product workflow, then build a tailored system that turns that pain into a repeatable pipeline: whether that's automation that compresses timelines from months to days, dashboards that make compliance visible, or a product system that scales digital assets across channels.

It's practical R&D, built for real production.

30+

Years Experience

90+

Global Projects

18K+

Hours Saved

6K+

BIM Assets

The X Framework™

A protected methodology, not a black box.

Every complex programme has an 'X': the systemic failure that quietly burns programme, margin and reputation. We make it visible, then engineer the system that removes it. That is what your client pays for in the boardroom.

Vision

An AEC industry so innovative that it rivals other advanced industries.

Mission

Discover and solve the challenges of the AEC industry with intelligent digital systems.

The X Framework™
01

Discover

In our experience, complex AEC and manufacturing programmes fail at three predictable seams. We surface yours, with evidence, before anyone proposes a solution.

02

Design

We engineer the system around your real constraints, your team, your stack, your contractual exposure, not a generic playbook.

03

Build

Production-ready automation, models, dashboards and integrations, with QA, governance and ISO 19650 alignment baked in from day one.

04

Operate & Scale

We deploy, train your people and hand over an asset that compounds across every future project. You own the gain, not a recurring invoice.

Why GIRIH X

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Problem-Discovery Approach

GIRIH X doesn't ask what you want to build. We use a discovery and prototyping phase to define the real problem before we ever start building the solution. We find the problems you haven't seen yet.

Scalability Mindset

Your digital data is a long-term business asset, one that scales with GIRIH X. We create intelligent systems built to scale, converting digital assets into reusable value, saving time and money on every project.

Deep Industry Experience

We are architects, builders and critical thinkers who have spent years right where you are now. That firsthand experience built a studio that truly understands what it takes to deliver, because we've lived it.

Applied Innovation

GIRIH X is at the forefront of AEC innovation. We ensure this technology is implemented to solve real problems for your team. We don't make it more complex than it needs to be. Intelligent systems for better project outcomes.

Where we apply it

Specialist systems for the people who build the built environment.

Across contracting, manufacturing, design, facades, healthcare, infrastructure and asset ownership: the same automation, BIM/VDC, product digitisation, DfMA and digital experience systems pillars, applied to the operational pains of each sector.

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ROI Calculator

See what automation could reclaim for your team.

Estimate the annual hours and cost reclaimed by automating documentation, dashboards or product pipelines. Get routed to the right capability in under a minute.

Leadership

Deep expertise. Real outcomes.

Ali Tehami

Ali Tehami

Founder - Director of Design & Construction Automation

Melbourne, Australia & Dubai, UAE

Architect and AEC digital strategist with 15+ years at the forefront of computational design, automation, and digital construction innovation. Founder of GIRIH X: transforming how products, facades, and infrastructure are designed and built through intelligent automation.

Expertise

Design AutomationConstruction AutomationFacade DesignFabrication Automation+6
Mark Datiles

Mark Datiles

Co-Founder - Director of BIM & Digital Engineering

Melbourne, Australia

Mark delivers BIM and digital engineering outcomes across the AEC sector, specialising in advanced modelling, asset development, and automation-driven workflows across the AEC sector. Safeguards programme certainty and minimises onsite remediation through proactive coordination and model management.

Expertise

Advanced ModellingBIM Asset DevelopmentDigital EngineeringTeam Training+7
Delivery Diagnostic

Book a 30-minute Delivery Diagnostic.
Walk away with a clearer programme.

In 30 minutes, a senior GIRIH X partner will pressure-test your current programme against the three systemic failures we see most often on Tier 1 projects and global product launches, and show you exactly where automation, BIM/VDC, DfMA or digital experience systems would compress your timeline. No pitch deck. No procurement script. Real direction you can use whether you engage us or not.