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Jestico + Whiles
British architectural firm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jestico + Whiles is an architectural firm and interior design practice based in London, UK. It has completed a number of high-profile cultural, diplomatic, hotel and retail projects in Europe.
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The firm
Jestico + Whiles was founded by Tom Jestico and John Whiles in 1977. The practice is a trust, jointly owned by its staff. It is known particularly for its work on London boutique hotels such as The Hempel and One Aldwych.[1] However, the firm has a diverse workload, and is also experienced in many other sectors including universities, schools and social housing.[2][3]
The head office of Jestico + Whiles is at Sutton Yard, Goswell Road in Clerkenwell, London EC1V. It also has an office in Prague, Czech Republic. It has completed major projects across Europe, the Middle East and India. Its expertise includes urban regeneration, conservation of historic buildings and low-energy building techniques.[4]
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Notable projects
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Major projects, by year of completion and ordered by type, are:
- Cultural and diplomatic
- 1993: The British Council, Madrid
- 2002: Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground, London
- British Embassy, Latvia
- The British Council, Prague
- Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London
- 2009: Pitzhanger Manor, London
- Education
- 2008: Mountbatten Building, ECS, University of Southampton, UK[5]
- Central School of Speech and Drama, London
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy, London
- Davidson Building, Haberdashers' Hatcham College, London
- Stoke Newington School, London
- New Line Learning Kent, London
- National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester
- Hotels and restaurants
- The Hempel, London, UK
- 1999: One Aldwych, London
- 2001: Hakkasan, London
- 2007: Malmaison, Oxford Castle, UK – RICS Project of the Year[6]
- 2009: Adriana Marina Hotel and Spa, Hvar, Croatia
- 2009: Andel's Hotel Prague, Czech Republic
- 2009: Andel's Hotel Berlin, Germany[7]
- Andel's Hotel Kraków, Poland
- 2009: Andel's Hotel Łódź, Poland[8]
- 2011: W Hotel, Leicester Square, London[9]
- 2011: Aloft Hotel, ExCeL London[9]
- Residential
- 2000: House for the Future, St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff[10]
- 2005: Abbots Wharf, Bartlett Park, Tower Hamlets[11]
- 2006: Tanner Street, Barking, London[12]
- Retail
- 2007: Old Spitalfields Market, London[13]
- 2007: Fortnum & Mason, London
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Awards
- 2006: Housing Design Award for Abbotts Wharf[14]
- 2009: RIBA Award for the Mountbatten Building, ECS, University of Southampton[15]
- 2010: Contract Magazine, New York, Interior Design Award for Andel's Hotel Lodz
- 2011: highest-placed architects in the Sunday Times Green List[2]
- 2011: RIBA Award for Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form[16]
- 2024: Carbuncle Cup - Shortlisted for W Hotel, Edinburgh.[17]
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