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.
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. However, the firm has a diverse workload, and is also experienced in many other sectors including universities, schools and social housing.
The head office of Jestico + Whiles is at Cobourg Street in Camden, London NW1. 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.
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
Central School of Speech and Drama, London
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy, London
Davidson Building, Haberdashers' Aske's 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
2009: Adriana Marina Hotel and Spa, Hvar, Croatia
2009: Andel's Hotel Prague, Czech Republic
2009: Andel's Hotel Berlin, Germany
Andel's Hotel Kraków, Poland
2009: Andel's Hotel Łódź, Poland
2011: W Hotel, Leicester Square, London
2011: Aloft Hotel, ExCeL London
Residential
2000: House of the Future, St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff
2005: Abbots Wharf, Bartlett Park, Tower Hamlets
2006: Tanner Street, Barking, London
Retail
2007: Old Spitalfields Market, London
2007: Fortnum & Mason, London
2006: Housing Design Award for Abbotts Wharf
2009: RIBA Award for the Mountbatten Building, ECS, University of Southampton
2010: Contract Magazine, New York, Interior Design Award for Andel's Hotel Lodz
2011: highest-placed architects in the Sunday Times Green List
2011: RIBA Award for Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
