griik is an architectural studio based in Athens with an eclectic portfolio of works ranging from landscape and public spaces, new buildings public or private, restoration, re-use and refurbishing projects, housing and residential projects, and smaller scale design such as bespoke interiors and furnishings. The studio and its members have participated and awarded in architectural competitions, and participated in exhibitions with installations, or presenting their work. The studio's work has won distinctions and has been published in architectural journals and online media.
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griik we aim at delivering architectural design and services of high aesthetics and quality, promoting research and collaborative projects. The diversity of our projects reflects our intentionally agile response to differing contexts, briefs and scales of interventions. Throughout our projects we strive for human-centeredness, respecting the implicit character and history of the environments we work on. We, also, welcome the everyday and playful sides of new technologies.
griik was founded in 2005 by architects
Kostas Grivas and
Natasa Kiriakidi. Both architects have been practicing architecture for more than two decades and share an extensive expertise in all stages of architectural design.
Konstantinos Grivas
Dr. Konstantinos (Kostas) Grivas is an academic and practicing architect. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture, University of Patras. He holds an architecture degree from the Architecture School of NTUA Greece (1996), a Master of Arts from RCA, London (2001), and a Phd in Architecture and Digital Cutlure from HOU (2018). His research focuses on the theme of the domestication of technologies, and the implications for architecture. His published scientific papers and journal articles have been presented, published nationally and internationally. Kostas has been a practicing architect since 1996 and has worked and collaborated with other practices before establishing
griik with Natasa Kyriakidi. He has participated and awarded in national architectural competitions, having won 2 first prizes and one 3rd prize.
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Kostas is a Tenured Assitant Professor in the Department of Architecture of UPatras, teaching there since 2003 Architectural Design in all levels and Interior Design courses. He graduated the School of Architecture of the National Polytechnic of Athens NTUA in 1996 with the second best graduation grade. He graduated the Masters Course in the Royal College of Art, London, Department of Architecture & Interiors in 2001, with distinction and "Will Alsop Prize for Urbanism" for his Master's project "e-home?". He has been granted scholarships from the Greek National Scholarship Foundation (1999-2001) and Al. S. Onassis Foundation (2003-2006). His MA projects have been exhibited in PLAY-USE, Witte de With, Rotterdam, (2000), Graduate Show, RCA, London (2001). He submitted successfully his Doctoral Thesis "The Augmented Home: Technologies, Architecture and Domestic Environments between the late 20th and early 21st century" at the Hellenic Open University (HOU) in the field of Architecture and Digital Culture in September 2018. He has been a member of the British Research Programme EQUATOR (2003-2006). His research has been presented in many international conferences, and has published papers and texts in international and Greek journals, books, magazines and digital media. He has co-curated the exhibitions "Groundworks" (Thessaloniki and Patras 2012) and "Diploma Projects" (Patras 2004) with student projects.
As a practicing architect he has won A' Prize for the New Crematorium in Patras (2019), 3rd Prize in Competition for the New Fine Arts School in florina (2019) and A' Prize for the Heroon Square of Elefsina (2007). His architectural work (individual and with griik) has been exhibited in national and international exhibitions: Ephemeral Structures for the city of Athens, New Byzantine Museum, Athens (2002), 5th Panhellenic Architecture Exhibition, Patras (2004), "Transitional Athens", New Byzantine Museum, Athens (2005), "WALLS", 6th Panhellenic Architecture Exhibition, Patras (2009), 6th Biennale of Young Greek Architects, New Benaki Museum, Athens (2010), "14F/21G, Young Architects from France and Greece", New Benaki Museum, Athens (2012). He has collaborated with architectural practices in Athens such as Constantinos Margaritis & Associates - Architects (1996-1999) and London (Clive Sall Architecture) 2000-2001. In 2005 together with Anastasia Kyriakidi, he has established the architectural studio griik architects having designed and completed small scale projects.
Anastasia Kyriakidi
Anastasia (Natasa) Kyriakidi is a freelance practicing architect since 1996 with an extensive and specialized experience in all scales and typologies of architectural projects. She holds an architecture degree from NTUA Greece (1996). She has collaborated and worked for several architectural practices. Recently, she has worked for the architectural studies for the 14 regional airports of Greece (Cluster A) gaining high specialization in large scale, complex buildings design. Currently she is Senior Architect in MAKRIDIS Associates Architects in Athens, working on large hospitality projects in Greece. Her experience in various architectural projects includes private residencies, office and commercial buildings, restoration of listed buildings, small hotels, home and office interiors down to the design of furnishings. She has participated and distinguished in Architectural Competitions. In parallel to her holding senior positions in other practices, she is principal and co-founder of
griik architects.
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Natasa has graduated from the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 1996. She is a registered architect and member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since then and has 'Class A' License of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate change for Public works design (in designing public buildings and open spaces, Categories 6 & 7). She has been practicing architecture as freelance architect or Associate in other practices since 1997. She is currently part of the architectural team of MAKRIDIS Associates Architects in Athens, where she holds the position of Senior Architect, working mainly on large hospitality projects. Prior to that she has been a member of the architectural team of AETER ARCHITECTS Charry C. Bougadellis & Associate Architects S.A. who implemented the architectural study for final phase of the project "14 regional airports of Greece-Cluster A", has been also Associate in RKITEKTS Epaminondas Daskalakis & Associates, and previously part of the team of Obermeyer Hellas LTD to the first phase of the project "14 regional airports of Greece - Cluster B". Thus, she gained top level specialization on airport design and on the coordination of highly complex and demanding projects such as airports and hospitality complexes of large scale. Previously, she gained significant experience working on various architectural projects as Associate and then as Senior Architect in the architectural practice of Constantinos Margaritis & Associates- Architects for several years (1997-2011), where she has been responsible for designing, tendering and overseeing the construction of numerous small and medium scale projects (houses, hotels, offices, etc.)