A City of Dreams and Sapa

Lagos,
built small.

A miniature Lagos where the city’s everyday drama plays out, one story at a time.

Every street is made by hand. Every resident is one of a kind. The traffic is real, the hustle is real, and so is the sapa. It is all Lagos, only smaller.

The city

Real places, rebuilt small.

Traffic on the Third Mainland Bridge in Toy City Lagos
01
The Mainland to the Island

Third Mainland Bridge

The Oshodi transport interchange
02
Rush hour

Oshodi

Houses on stilts and canoes in Makoko
03
On the water

Makoko

The National Stadium among Surulere rooftops
04
Surulere

National Stadium

Zabira World, a glass building with a glowing orb inside
05
The first brand building

Zabira World

If a Lagosian would not recognise it, it does not go in.

Try it

Morning rush. Night bus.

Drag across the bridge to change the time.

The Third Mainland Bridge at night
The Third Mainland Bridge by day
DayNight
The residents

Meet the people who live here.

Conductors, traders, students, aunties, okada riders. No two are dressed alike, and each one is going somewhere.

The Lady, with twin hair puffs and an ankara top, at the bus stop Needs a voice
The Lady

Trader, heading home with the day’s moneyMy bag! Ole! Somebody hold am!

Tola, smiling, in a blue top
Tola

Student, late for an 8am class againDriver, abeg, I dey drop for junction.

Aunty Nkem, in purple, at the market
Aunty Nkem

Runs the buka beside the marketRice don finish. Come back tomorrow.

This line needs a voice
“My bag! Ole! Somebody hold am!”

The Lady · shocked, then furious · Episode 1: The Bag

Every character is voiced by someone from Lagos. Record one line on your phone. If we choose your voice, you are paid, credited, and part of the city.

Lend your voice
For brands

A city brands can move into.

A billboard on the bridge. A screen over the junction. A whole building with your name on it.

An LED board over a Toy City Lagos street reading Your brand lives here

Next, you walk through it.

We are building a way to open the city on your phone and walk its streets.

Be there when Episode 1 drops.

One email when a new episode is out. Nothing else.