Oktopus - La Pegaso Park

The "Octopus" themed play structure in La Pegaso Park in Barcelona delights visitors of all ages.

On August 9, 2019, the "Octopus" themed play structure was opened in La Pegaso Park in the city center of the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona and has been delighting visitors of all ages ever since. The given theme of picking up on the "pulpo" typical of the area was realized in close cooperation between the Catalan architect Jordi Qeralt and the company Richter Spielgeräte GmbH from Germany. The entire animal body with a diameter of 3.65 meters and a length of 9.65 meters was transported from Frasdorf to Barcelona by heavy transport. The special thing about the planning and production of the play equipment was the almost completely digital process, so that in the end the precisely laser-cut connecting parts could be perfectly joined, welded and assembled.
The octopus stands on a tubular steel frame and is around 6.50 meters high. Its abdomen consists of an oval steel body with rubber membranes, wooden panels and rope nets. Inside there are various climbing nets on two different play levels. The inside of the animal's head is divided into two levels. Four tunnel slides lead down from the upper platform, while the lower level has two further enclosed tunnel slides and two covered climbs in the form of a crawling tunnel and an enclosed ladder made of perforated sheeting. This gives the body of the animal its eight characteristic tentacles, which are fitted with rubber suction cups on the outside and are thus a recognizable replica of the original. In addition, there are four rotating disks and six distorting mirrors at the lower ends of the tentacles, which can also be used to create exciting sensory experiences from the sand play area on which the octopus is standing. The animal's eyes consist of two rotating periscopes, through which you can view and observe the surroundings from a lofty height with the eyes of a "pulpo", so to speak.
In the immediate vicinity of the octopus is another slide, which is equipped with a wheelchair-accessible access ramp and a special entrance. This further slide symbolizes a tentacle of the octopus, which dives into the sea and emerges a little further back. The small colony of five crabs in the form of wooden bouncing plates, which are equipped with corresponding rubber scissors and tongs, as well as some coral branches made of robinia trunks, which are equipped with climbing grips and nets, give the octopus' surroundings additional maritime flair and invite active play.