Sotabosc · a persistent city inside Barcelona

A city that keeps going when you leave

Sotabosc is built from real Barcelona businesses in five kingdoms. It runs on Barcelona's own clock and weather, keeps going after you leave, and holds on to what happens here: every plot claimed, show played and artwork collected.

Founding rule All for one, one for all: every citizen's screen promotes its neighbours.

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Always on

Runs on Barcelona's clock and weather. When the lamps come on in Poblenou, they come on here.

Your plot stays yours

Claim a plot and it keeps your building, your screen and your place on the map.

It remembers

Every show, drop and collaboration leaves a trace, so the city grows richer with each visit.

How the city works

Each kingdom feeds the next

Businesses don't compete for the same customers here. They pass people along: morning coffee leads to the studio, the studio to the lab, the lab to the stage, the stage to recovery, and back to coffee.

  1. 🪨 Ground

    The Hearth

    Coffee, food and craft — the places the city starts its day in.

    feeds The Grove →0/3 places walked
  2. 🌳 Grow

    The Grove

    Studios, galleries and gardens that root a community week after week.

    feeds The Undernet →0/3 places walked
  3. 🍄 Connect

    The Undernet

    Labs, makers and rooms that quietly wire everyone else together.

    feeds The Commons →0/3 places walked
  4. 🐾 Activate

    The Commons

    Stages and venues where the city gathers, dances and makes noise.

    feeds The Tidewater →0/3 places walked
  5. 🌊 Restore

    The Tidewater

    Wellness, retreat and slow rituals by the water.

    feeds The Hearth →0/3 places walked

Your passport Each kingdom keeps one collectible. Walk into 3 of its places, or come back to one on 4 different days, and it surfaces on the map for you to pick up.

🏟️ Sotabosc Arena

The city's stadium for online events

The Arena sits on the water off The Commons. Each kingdom hosts a recurring show there, streamed from a real citizen's room. When the Arena is live, every citizen screen in the city carries the broadcast, and festivals can rent it for their run.

  • 🐾 The Commons · Friday nights

    Commons Sessions

    Live sets streamed from Commons venues into the Arena, and onto every citizen screen.

  • 🌳 The Grove · First Thursday

    Grove Openings

    Gallery openings broadcast live. The works on the walls drop in the store the same night.

  • 🍄 The Undernet · Monthly

    Undernet Talks

    Makers, labs and residents show what they are building, with open questions from the crowd.

  • 🌊 The Tidewater · Sunday sunrise

    Tidewater Mornings

    Slow, guided sessions from studios by the water — breath, movement, sound.

  • 🪨 The Hearth · Seasonal

    Hearth Tables

    Chefs and roasters at the pass: tastings streamed live, with a table in the real room to win.

Formats in development — dates announced with each host.

Stories from the city

The city tells its own story

Films and content set inside Sotabosc promote its citizens. Each story is a way into the city.

Film series

Kingdom portraits

Short films shot inside each citizen. They premiere on the city screens first, then everywhere else.

In production
On screen

Street editions

Weekly edits of what is happening in each kingdom, cut for vertical, horizontal and in-store screens.

In production
Journal

City chronicles

The written record of the city: new citizens, residencies, collaborations between kingdoms.

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The screens

One screen per citizen, fed by the whole city

See what a citizen's screen would be playing right now, and what joining means for a business, an artist or an event.

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