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6a architects is a British architectural practice, which was established in 2001 by Stephanie Macdonald and Tom Emerson.[1] It is based in London, United Kingdom.[2]
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The practice won the RIBA National Award in 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and it was awarded the Erich Schelling Medal for Architecture in 2012.[3][4]
| Industry | Architecture |
|---|---|
| Founded | London, United Kingdom, 2001 |
Key people | Stephanie Macdonald (founder) Tom Emerson (founder) |
| Services | Architecture, Design, Cultural |
| Website | http://www.6a.co.uk |
Established in 2001, 6a architects is associated with projects for cultural institutions such as art galleries, collaborations with artists and residential buildings.[5][2] It was founded by life and business partners Stephanie Macdonald and Tom Emerson, who met at the Royal College of Art in 1994.[3] Speaking on why they decided to form the practice, Macdonald has said that it was as a way to balance the responsibilities of childcare and work, after their son was born in 1999.[6][7]
The practice's first project was a showroom in Mayfair for the online fashion retailer Oki-ni.[8] This was followed by several projects involving art galleries including Raven Row gallery in East London in 2009 and the expansion of the South London Gallery in 2010.[9] The practice was enlisted to work on the South London Gallery Fire Station, completed in 2018.[10] Subsequently, the practice designed the new MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, which opened in 2019.[1][11][12] The gallery was listed in second place in The Guardian's top ten architecture 2019 list and at number one in Rowan Moore's 'top 5 buildings of 2019' in The Observer.[12][13] International projects have included multi-use towers in the Hafen district of Hamburg, Germany, completed in 2020.[7]
The practice has received several awards, nominations and been on various shortlists.[14][4] For Juergen Teller's studio, the practice was awarded the RIBA London Building of the Year 2017, a RIBA National Award, a RIBA regional award and it was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling prize.[15][16] It was awarded the Woods Award for Coastal House in Devon.[9] There have also been three nominations for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies Van der Rohe Award, in 2011, 2013 and 2015.[14] The Evening Standard listed Macdonald and Emerson on London's most influential people in 2018 in the category of architecture.[9] The practice was cited as one of Domus's best architecture firms in 2020.[17]
Founders Macdonald and Emerson were both appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Years Honours for their services to architecture.[18][19]
- Oki-ni, Savile Row, London, 2001
- Raven Row, Contemporary Art Exhibition Centre, Spitalfields, London, 2009
- South London Gallery, London, 2010
- Fashion Galleries, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2012
- Romney's House, Hampstead, London, 2012
- Tree House, London, London, 2013
- Façade for Paul Smith, Albemarle Street, London, 2013
- Studio for Juergen Teller, London, 2016
- Cowan Court, Churchill College Cambridge, 2015–16
- Black Stone Building, London, 2017
- Coastal House, Devon, 2017
- Blue Mountain School, London, 2018
- MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, 2019
- Housing, Hafen City, Hamburg, 2020
- A2-B2, Design District London, 2021
- Bedford House Community Centre, London 2021
- Never Modern by 6a architects and Irénée Scalbert, Park Books, Zurich, 2013, ISBN 978-3-906027-24-1
- 6a architects 2009–17, El Croquis, no. 192, 2017, ISBN 978-84-947754-0-6
- 6a architects 2001–22, A+U, no. 623, 2022, ISBN 978-4900212800
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