Mackenzie Wheeler Explained

Mackenzie Wheeler Architects and Designers is an architectural firm and interior design practice based in Shoreditch, London, UK. The practice have produced a number of arts and cultural, educational, hotel, bar, restaurant, commercial and residential projects in the United Kingdom and in Europe, and internationally.

The Firm

Mackenzie Wheeler Architects + Designers was established as a partnership in 1986 by Rupert Wheeler and Duncan Mackenzie. The practice employs 15 staff and is headquartered at Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, in the East End of London.[1] The practice is noted for its work in the hotel and spa sector, as well as bars and restaurants, education and cultural projects, and has completed a number of conservation projects on buildings such as the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London.[2] Mackenzie Wheeler Architects + Designers recently completed a bar with plans for a hotel constructed using shipping containers.[3]

The Partners

Rupert Wheeler and Duncan Mackenzie studied at the School of Architecture at Leicester Polytechnic[4] and were elected to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Architects Registration Board (ARB) in 1982. Duncan Mackenzie had previously worked with Sir Frederic Gibberd and Partners.

Notable projects

Some of the firms most notable projects include:

Hotels and Spas

Restaurants

Bars and Pubs

Education

Arts and Cultural

Masterplanning

Mackenzie Wheeler Architects + Designers have also completed masterplans for various schemes including Sharm El Sheik town centre, Egypt, Tripoli New Marina, Tripoli and Hemingway Marina, Havana, Cuba.

Residential

The practice have completed a number of residential developments for private clients, including a Grade II listed Art Deco home at Harley Street, London, Benbow House, Southbank, London, a 1950s house at Fournier Street, London,[14] and Grade II listed Georgian Townhouse at Spitalfields, London.

Awards

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mackenzie Wheeler. architecture.com. 1 November 2015.
  2. Web site: 404. architecture.com. 1 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Mackenzie Wheeler submits plans for shipping container hotel. architectsjournal.co.uk. 1 November 2015.
  4. [De Montfort University]
  5. Web site: North Eastern Railway Company - North Eastern Railway Office. e-architect. 1 November 2015.
  6. Web site: 404. architecture.com. 1 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Mackenzie Wheeler's River Cottage outpost opens. Building Design. 1 November 2015.
  8. Web site: GS MAGAZINE MARCH 2012 ISSUE. yudu.com. 1 November 2015.
  9. Web site: 404. architecture.com. 1 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Mackenzie Wheelers' vision for the pubs of the future materialises with the 'Box on the Docks' | Quatro Destinations . 2014-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084251/http://www.quatro-destinations.co.uk/mackenzie-wheelers-vision-for-the-pubs-of-the-future-materialises-with-the-box-on-the-docks/ . 2014-10-06 . dead .
  11. Web site: Mackenzie Wheeler's restaurant set to open. Design Week. 1 November 2015.
  12. Web site: 404. architecture.com. 1 November 2015.
  13. Web site: London Borough of Hillingdon - Libraries nominated for regional award. hillingdon.gov.uk. 1 November 2015.
  14. Web site: indesign magazine - January 2013 issue. CIM Online LTD. Issuu. 1 November 2015.
  15. Web site: Casual Dining Design Awards 2014. Premier Construction News. 17 March 2014 . 1 November 2015.
  16. Web site: Shipping containers in architecture - eight of the best - DesignCurial . 2014-10-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20140509111157/http://www.designcurial.com/news/shipping-containers-in-architecture---eight-of-the-best-4262549/ . 2014-05-09 .

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