The Studio — Since 1982

44 years of building for how industry actually runs.

S.H.I.F.A.T Architectures Ltd. (שיפת לוי אדריכלים) was founded in 1982 by architect Giorah Levy, a graduate of the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. The studio's practice spans industrial, public, and — in earlier years — large-scale residential work. Today, its depth and reputation center on one thing: buildings for logistics and industrial operations that have to perform, not just stand.

Principal

Giorah Levy

Founder and principal architect of S.H.I.F.A.T Architectures since 1982. A graduate of the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. Personally involved in every project the studio takes on, from first site visit through construction oversight. [Add: licensure number, professional associations, notable early-career projects.]

Permitting & Regulatory Control

Rina Levy

Heads permitting and regulatory control for the studio — steering projects through planning authorities, zoning, and code approval. [Add: years with the studio, background, professional credentials.]

The studio's full team totals 7 professionals, working across architecture, permitting, and regulatory disciplines from one office.

Notable Clients & Institutions

Ministry of Defense Ministry of Construction & Housing Ministry of Justice Municipalities & Local Councils Tnuva Osem Elite Zoglobek Pri HaGalil Wissotzky Lipski Tambour Partner Discount Bank Ministry of Defense Ministry of Construction & Housing Ministry of Justice Municipalities & Local Councils Tnuva Osem Elite Zoglobek Pri HaGalil Wissotzky Lipski Tambour Partner Discount Bank

S.H.I.F.A.T Architectures studio building exterior

The Studio, In Person

Where the work actually happens.

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Inside the S.H.I.F.A.T Architectures studio office

S.H.I.F.A.T Architectures studio workspace

Massing Study

The studio's own building, in miniature.

A stylized massing study of the studio's stepped-tower home, בית שילה — illustrative, not a photogrammetric scan. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom.

Illustrative Massing Study

Philosophy

What we believe a building like this owes its owner

Operations first, form second

The building has to serve the operation inside it — throughput, flow, and safety drive the design, and the architecture expresses that logic rather than fighting it.

Complexity resolved early

Structural grid, utilities, regulatory constraints, and process flow get designed together from the first concept — not reconciled after the fact.

Built for the next twenty years

Facilities are designed with growth and change in mind, so today's building doesn't foreclose tomorrow's expansion.

Breadth, By Function

Beyond logistics & industrial

The studio's core focus and current workload is logistics and industrial facilities. These are the studio's other registered specialty areas — part of what it can deliver, drawn on selectively rather than marketed as an active practice area today.

Public

Public Buildings

Municipal and institutional buildings, including work for the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Construction & Housing, and local councils.

Planning

Urban Planning

City and district-level planning work, alongside the studio's building-scale practice.

Interiors

Interior Design

Interior design services, typically delivered alongside a building's architectural design rather than as a standalone offering.

Industrial

General Industrial

Industrial building types outside the logistics/manufacturing core — workshops, utility buildings, and support structures on industrial sites.

Residential

Large-Scale Residential

Performed by the studio in earlier years. Not an active focus today, and referenced here by capability rather than as current workload.