Jestico + Whiles Explained

Jestico + Whiles
Architects:	Tom Jestico + John Whiles (founding directors)
City:	London,
Awards:	2009, 2011 RIBA Awards
Significant Buildings:	The Hempel Central School of Speech and Drama

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.

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]

Notable projects

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
• 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

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]

See also

• List of architecture firms
• List of British architecture firms

External links

• • Jestico + Whiles Architects, England: Information, e-architect.co.uk

Notes and References

1. News: Dominic Lutyens. Tipping the Velvet Revolution . 26 November 2012. Guardian. 12 October 2002.
2. http://www.e-architect.co.uk/architects/jestico_whiles.htm Jestico + Whiles Architects, England: Information
3. News: Prince Charles drafted in to help rebuild quake damaged Port-au-Prince. 26 November 2012. Guardian. 10 October 2010. Robert Booth. experienced in building social housing in the UK.
4. http://www.jesticowhiles.com/about-profile.php About
5. News: Bury, Liz. Jestico & Whiles' nanotechnology centre shows that small can be beautiful. 26 November 2012. Building magazine. 18 July 2008.
6. Web site: RICS Awards 2007 Winners list . 2017-04-22 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023000124/http://www.rics.org/AboutRICS/Awards/RICSAwards/RICS%2BAwards%2B2007%2BWinners.htm . October 23, 2007 ., RICS
7. Web site: Andel's Hotel Berlin . 2012-11-26 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20101201115236/http://www.andelsberlin.com/en/home/ . December 1, 2010 .
8. Web site: Andel's Hotel Lodz. 26 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707142130/http://www.andelslodz.com/en/home/. 2011-07-07. The original, multi-award-winning design is the creative work of British interior architects Jestico + Whiles... have already made quite an impact with their innovative projects in a number of different cities..
9. Web site: Shimmering, softly hued Jestico + Whiles-designed Aloft London Excel opens . World Architecture News . 2011-11-12 . 2012-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111112054040/http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=18005 . dead .
10. News: Adrian Mourby . How green is my chalet . . 2 March 2001 . 9 March 2016 .
11. Web site: Abbotts Wharf . Case Studies. . 18 December 2012 . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110118095356/http://www.cabe.org.uk/case-studies/abbotts-wharf . 2011-01-18 .
12. News: Tanner Street: a vision of the future in east London. 26 November 2012. Guardian. 20 September 2006. Saba Salman.
13. Web site: Old Spitalfields Market: Architecture Information. World Architecture. 27 September 2009 . e-architect. 26 November 2012.
14. Web site: Abbotts Wharf, London E14. 2006 Winners. Housing Design Awards. 18 December 2012.
15. Web site: South winners 2009. RIBA Awards. RIBA. 26 November 2012.
16. Web site: London winners 2011. RIBA Awards. RIBA. 26 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207061854/http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RIBAAwards/Winners2011/London/Londonwinners2011.aspx. 7 December 2013. dead.
17. Web site: Carbuncle Cup 2024. Carbuncle Cup. The Fence. 20 June 2024.