Designed by One Fine Day Studio & Partners (refer to as Ofd), MASSminors is a small stylish bar right in the heart of Zhujiang New Town, a booming central business district of Guangzhou. With 128-square-meter of internal space, architects Ofd conceived — “shop in shop” — a sketchy requirement of the client into a trio consisting of MASS Lobby, Leap Tunnel and minors Lounge, three stages with mixing design narratives and multifold space-time settings. Harmonizing with each other’s singular design style, the trio acts as a bold visual manifesto to the space’s genius loci — innovative and unique.

Naming the project with a pair of antonyms, Ofd embedded a dual meaning in it. One is to imply base wines and specialty cocktails deriving from them, and what’s more important is to integrate this dialectical name with MASSminors’ design, epitomizing intricate notions the architects aims to compose: gathering and dispersal of people, conflicts of different opinions, styles about to go beyond boundary, confronting of chaos and order, and the unbalance of time and space.

Based on above concepts, MASS Lobby and minors Lounge embrace with distinct design characteristics, while Leap Tunnel, an intermezzo corridor with fewer commercial functions, is branded as an arts hub. More than crafting a trendy social place to lead local pub culture, Ofd aspires to create a space with ample storytelling and interaction, greeting guests with novel and dynamic experience.

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