Mackenzie Wheeler

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

  • River Cottage Canteen, Winchester, Plymouth[7]
  • Wagamama, United Kingdom[8]
  • W’sens, London[9]

Bars and Pubs

Education

Arts and Cultural

  • Hillingdon Libraries[13]

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.[citation needed]

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

  • 2014: Commended, Casual Dining Awards, Hall & Woodhouse, Portished.[15]
  • 2013: English Heritage Pub of the Year, CAMRA, Hall & Woodhouse, Portished.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mackenzie Wheeler". architecture.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ "404". architecture.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ "Mackenzie Wheeler submits plans for shipping container hotel". architectsjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ De Montfort University
  5. ^ "North Eastern Railway Company - North Eastern Railway Office". e-architect. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. ^ "404". architecture.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  7. ^ "Mackenzie Wheeler's River Cottage outpost opens". Building Design. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ^ "GS MAGAZINE MARCH 2012 ISSUE". yudu.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. ^ "404". architecture.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  10. ^ "Mackenzie Wheelers' vision for the pubs of the future materialises with the 'Box on the Docks' | Quatro Destinations". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
  11. ^ "Mackenzie Wheeler's restaurant set to open". Design Week. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  12. ^ "404". architecture.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  13. ^ "London Borough of Hillingdon - Libraries nominated for regional award". hillingdon.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  14. ^ CIM Online LTD. "indesign magazine - January 2013 issue". Issuu. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Casual Dining Design Awards 2014". Premier Construction News. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Shipping containers in architecture - eight of the best - DesignCurial". Archived from the original on 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2014-10-03.