“We are trying to find common ground to connect the community at the level of interest and spirit.”
On November 26, 2019 WISE Future City Chapter-“Limited and Infinite Evolution” was held at the Beijing International Convention Center. In response to the topic of “community evolution” in future cities, Zhang Fan, one-way space co-founder, believes that “physical space is not a necessary condition for forming a community. Everyone lives in the community. They are semi-closed communities, but In such a tight space, I think the possibility of forming a community is not great. This is a question of how much is enough when the physical space and the community have a relationship. “
One-way space is a public space that provides intellectual, intellectual and cultural life. Since its establishment, has been committed to hosting various cultural events. The Hangzhou store, which opened at the end of last year alone, has done up to 200 events in less than a year.
Hangzhou Store held several swing dance parties this year. At this time, a popular form of dance in the United States from the 1920s to the 1950s. The event attracted people from all walks of life to participate, the same vintage clothing, so that people quickly integrated into the group. Afterwards, people started to organize entertainment activities spontaneously, forming a mature community form. “We will find this form to be very conducive to community formation,” Zhang Fan said.
This year, Unidirectional Space also hosted a new book launch event for Adonis. Adonis is an Arab poet, known as the Arab Lu Xun, but is very small in the country. Surprisingly, this event also attracted more than 500 fans. Although one-way space is the carrier of physical space, people come together and interact with each other due to common topics, hobbies, and goals, thereby forming a community.
“We are running this bookstore in a content-oriented way, and we are also thinking about the possibility that bookstores need to have a closer relationship with the reader community in addition to physical space.” Zhang Fan judged, ” The development of the Internet has shattered the traditional way of community, and many communities were born on the Internet. “
In response to this trend, the one-way space launched the interview program “Thirteen Invitations”, which was spread through various forms of network and attracted a huge fan base.. Also released the calendar “One-Way Calendar”, combining the wonderful sentences of the book with the calendar, and once became the “Internet celebrity” calendar, with a circulation of more than 1 million copies.
Zhang Fan said, “One-way is far beyond the scope of a bookstore, not just a bookstore. Here you can find the same spirit and aesthetics. We try to find common ground to connect the community in terms of interest and spirit. “