Membership in Barcelona: a boutique club for living the Mediterranean lifestyle by the sea

There is a very particular way of imagining life in Barcelona: starting the day close to the sea, moving at a calmer pace, working on your projects without losing sight of wellbeing, meeting interesting people without forcing the agenda, and feeling that the city is not only a place to live in, but also a place to enjoy.

That idea, which feels so natural in the Mediterranean, often becomes fragmented in everyday life. A gym in one place. A swimming pool somewhere else. A different space to work from. A networking event when there is time. A social life that depends too much on improvised plans. And, in the middle of all that, the feeling that Barcelona offers so much, but not always in one place.

The La Fabrica &Co Membership was created precisely from that opportunity: to bring together, within one boutique ecosystem, many of the things people often look for separately. Wellbeing, community, connections, shared spaces, gym, swimming pool and a more fluid way of living the Mediterranean lifestyle in Poblenou, one of Barcelona’s most interesting neighbourhoods by the sea.

The difference lies in how that integration is lived. You can go for a run along Bogatell Beach and come back to shower at the gym at the beginning or end of your day. Have a good coffee in the shared areas and get to know the different stories of other members of the community. An afternoon can move from a board game with other members to a moment in the sun by the swimming pool or on the rooftop, and end with a walk to the sea or an ice cream while watching the sunset by the beach. These are not disconnected plans: they are small scenes from a different way of living Barcelona from La Fabrica &Co.

This is not a membership designed for people who want to come and work every day. The Membership responds to another need: access to the more lifestyle-led, social and community side of La Fabrica &Co. A boutique club for entrepreneurs, professionals and international talent who want to connect, take care of themselves and become part of an intentional environment.

A boutique club, not another routine in your diary

The word membership can sound like access. Like a list of benefits. Like a card that allows you to enter certain spaces. But when a membership is well designed, it is not only about what it includes, but about the experience it brings together.

Because living well in Barcelona should not feel like a series of arrangements. It should not mean having to solve every part of your routine separately: where to train, where to swim, where to meet interesting people, where to disconnect, where to attend a gathering with people who share a similar energy.

The La Fabrica &Co Membership offers something simpler and more ambitious at the same time: belonging to an ecosystem where those pieces come together naturally.

From Poblenou, La Fabrica &Co works as a boutique hub for entrepreneurs, combining coliving for postgraduate students and coworking in an environment shaped by genuine care. A place where talented minds connect and grow, but also where everyday life can feel more fluid, more beautiful and less dispersed.

The Membership opens the door to that environment without the need to live in the coliving space or use the coworking as a daily workspace. It is a way to access the energy of the place, its community and more than 2,000 m² of shared areas designed to support a more integrated way of living Barcelona.

The Mediterranean lifestyle also needs context

The Mediterranean lifestyle is not only about sun, sea or good weather. It has to do with a different relationship with time, the body, conversation and shared life. It has to do with being able to train, pause, have a coffee, meet someone, read, think, move and feel part of an environment again.

But that way of living does not appear on its own. It needs spaces that make it possible.

In a city as active as Barcelona, it is easy to fall into an overly fragmented routine. Working from home or from an office. Training in another neighbourhood. Looking for places to socialise. Signing up for events. Crossing the city for every plan. Trying to take care of your body, your work and your social life as if they were separate agendas.

The La Fabrica &Co Membership offers an alternative to that dispersion. Not because it tries to solve your whole life, but because it brings together some of its most important parts in one place: wellbeing, community and connection.

That is where its value lies. Not in doing more things, but in living them with less friction.

Gym, swimming pool and wellbeing without making it another task

Taking care of yourself should be a natural part of living in Barcelona. And yet, it often becomes another item on the to-do list.

Going to the gym requires organisation. Finding a swimming pool takes time. Staying consistent requires energy. And when everything is spread across the city, even the things that are meant to help you disconnect can start to feel like another arrangement to manage.

That is why having a gym and swimming pool within the same ecosystem changes the experience. They are not simply amenities. They are part of a more fluid way of bringing wellbeing into your routine.

At La Fabrica &Co, wellbeing does not work as an isolated service. You can train at the gym, then go up to the rooftop swimming pool to disconnect with views over Poblenou and, if there is something on the programme that day, stay for a talk, a pitch night or a gathering with other members of the community without changing location.

That is the difference compared with hiring separate services: the gym, the swimming pool, the rooftop and the community do not appear as isolated benefits, but as part of the same experience. A more natural way to take care of your body, expand your network and live Barcelona from a boutique environment by the sea.

Training before starting the day. Taking a pause after an intense week. Moving your body without having to cross half the city. Enjoying a moment of disconnection within a well-considered environment. All of this helps wellbeing stop being an aspirational promise and become something more everyday.

The difference between signing up for separate services and becoming part of a boutique club is precisely that: you do not have to chase the experience around the city. The experience starts to have a place.

Community without forced networking

Barcelona is full of events, meetups, talks and spaces to meet people. That is part of its appeal. But it can also create a very dispersed social life, where connections appear and disappear just as quickly.

The La Fabrica &Co Membership offers another logic. It is not about forcing networking or turning every conversation into a professional opportunity. It is about creating an environment where people can meet with a certain continuity.

At La Fabrica &Co, the community brings together local and international talent: entrepreneurs, independent professionals, creative profiles, postgraduate students, founders, researchers and people who want to learn, build and grow.

That kind of community does not need too much choreography. Sometimes a good connection begins after training, over a coffee, before an event or in a casual conversation with someone who is also building something. What matters is not only meeting people, but meeting them again. Recognising each other. Speaking more than once. Giving relationships room to grow.

In that sense, the Membership works as a gateway to a living, close and like-minded community. And if you are still deciding between a Membership and a coworking space, here you can see the differences.

More than 2,000 m² of shared areas, with boutique sensibility

One of La Fabrica &Co’s key differences is its scale. The Membership gives access to more than 2,000 m² of shared areas, something unusual in a boutique proposal in Barcelona.

But the value is not only in the square metres. It is in how they are experienced.

La Fabrica &Co does not offer a massive, anonymous or generic experience. Its appeal lies in combining space with care. Generous shared areas, but with a close atmosphere. Design, but without rigidity. Community, but without losing privacy. Energy, but without unnecessary noise.

That balance matters for people looking for something more refined than a traditional club and more human than a corporate space. People who value design, location, community and wellbeing, but do not want an impersonal experience.

At La Fabrica &Co, boutique does not mean small. It means intentional.

Poblenou: Barcelona by the sea, with a future-facing outlook

Poblenou has an energy of its own. It is not the most obvious or tourist-facing version of Barcelona. And perhaps that is why it connects so well with people looking for a more authentic and contemporary way to experience the city.

It is a neighbourhood by the sea, with industrial memory, creative studios, startups, local life, design, cafés, innovation spaces and a scale that allows you to breathe. It has something of a neighbourhood and something of the future. Something calm and something in motion.

Poblenou forms part of the 22@ environment, Barcelona’s innovation district promoted by the City Council, where technology, creativity, design, startups, former industrial spaces and new models of work coexist.

That context reinforces the value of La Fabrica &Co: it is not only about being in a neighbourhood by the sea, but about being part of an area of Barcelona especially connected to talent, innovation and contemporary life.

La Fabrica &Co is part of that context. Not as an isolated space, but as a hub that dialogues with the energy of Poblenou. A place from which to live Barcelona in a more Mediterranean, more connected and more talent-oriented way.

For entrepreneurs, independent professionals, postgraduate students and international profiles, Poblenou offers a particularly interesting starting point: close to the sea, close to innovation and far from an overly tourist-driven idea of the city.

One place to connect, take care of yourself and live Barcelona better

The La Fabrica &Co Membership is not a collection of separate benefits. It is a way of bringing together, in one place, some of the things that make life in Barcelona feel more complete.

Wellbeing. Community. Gym. Swimming pool. Rooftop. Shared areas. Design. Connections. Poblenou. Sea. Local and international talent.

When all of that exists separately, the routine becomes fragmented. When it starts to coexist within the same ecosystem, the city is lived differently.

For those building projects, arriving in Barcelona, expanding their network or looking for a more connected life, the Membership offers something simple but valuable: a place to return to. An environment that does not need too much explanation. A boutique club where the Mediterranean lifestyle is lived with more intention.

La Fabrica &Co in Poblenou

La Fabrica &Co
Carrer del Doctor Trueta, 193
Poblenou, 08005 Barcelona
Tel. 660 12 12 52

Located by the sea and close to the 22@ environment, La Fabrica &Co brings together wellbeing, community and Mediterranean living in one of Barcelona’s most dynamic neighbourhoods.

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Discover the La Fabrica &Co Membership

If you are looking for a more integrated way to live Barcelona, the La Fabrica &Co Membership offers an alternative to the separate model of gym, swimming pool, events and social life.

It is not a solution for coming to work every day. It is a gateway to the more lifestyle-led, community-focused and connected side of La Fabrica &Co.

From Poblenou, by the sea, La Fabrica &Co brings together wellbeing, community, gym, swimming pool, rooftop, more than 2,000 m² of shared areas and connections in a boutique club for entrepreneurs, professionals and international talent.

A more fluid way to connect, grow and take care of yourself in Barcelona.

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