On March 28th, 2024, WJ STUDIO Founder & Design Director Mr. Hu Zhile was invited to attend the forum of "HOTEL & SHOP PLUS" in Shanghai, and gave a speech on the topic of "Experience + Regeneration".
In his speech, Mr. Hu used Boatyard Hotel, Ansan Hotel and Yingyuan Hotel as case studies to share his thoughts on "how to make completed buildings live with nature for a longer period of time".
In January 2024, the award ceremony of "the 20th Aniversary China Interior Design Annual Cover Person Award" hosted by Interior Design China was held in Beijing, and Mr. Hu Zhile, Founder & Design Director of WJ STUDIO, was honored to be selected as this year's cover character.
Initiated by Interior Design China in 2005, the "China Interior Design Annual Cover Person Award" has been successfully held for 20 times, and is an important wind vane that leads the development of interior design.
On 15th December, Mr. Hu Zhile, Founder/Design Director of WJ STUDIO, was invited to participate in the 2nd Travel Insight Forum City Style Conference held in Qingpu-Wulin Traditional Village.
In this forum, Mr. Hu Zhile participated in a roundtable discussion on the theme of "Evolutionary Creation of Design for Cultural and Tourism Destinations", and answered the question of evolutionary creation of design for cultural and tourism destinations through the analysis of the significance of architecture and the review of the history of design development.
From 29th November to 1st December, Mr. Hu Zhile, Founder/Design Director of WJ Studio, was invited to participate in WAF World Architecture Festival/INSIDE World Festival of Interiors in Singapore, and gave a live presentation and defense of the shortlisted project, "Boatyard Hotel".
In the competition, the project Boatyard Hotel finally won the Highly Commended award in the Interior Design - Hotel category.
On 23rd November 2023, Mr. Hu Zhile, Founder/Design Director of WJ STUDIO, was invited to attend the "27th ANDREW MARTIN INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS AWARDS CEREMONY" in Shanghai, and at the same time, he was invited to be the Andrew Martin China Design Envoy.
On the next day, Mr Hu Zhile was invited to give a speech on the topic of "The Width of Design" in the "2023 ANDREW MARTIN INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN SUMMIT - Realm". In the speech, Mr. Hu shared his thoughts on design, and believed that the width of design is no longer a single, independent entity, but the embodiment of multiple thoughts and concepts, which is not only concerned with the creation of physical form, but also the expression and deeper thinking and dialogue through design.
On 24th August 2023 at Wu Shanming Museum of Art, Mr. Hu Zhile, Founder & Design Director of WJ STUDIO, was invited to participate in the kick-off meeting of Old Mansion New Life 2023 Hangzhou, and gave a speech on the topic of "Talking about Alteration Design".
In the speech, Mr Hu took the "design possibility" and "from design to control design" as the clue of alteration, and explored the significance of alteration design by combining with the projects of Wanjing Design in the field of urban renewal and old building renovation in recent years. According to Hu Zhile, the old buildings are not only limited to the scope of interior design and renewal, but also an important part of the city's memory and intention. Similarly, design cannot cover all the space and ecology, what is more important is how to identify the possibilities of the site through design, so that the site can be awakened again.