Located in Rosario, Santa Fe, El Irupé is a sculptural playground created for the Municipality of Rosario. Its design draws inspiration from the Paraná River's iconic aquatic plant, reinterpreted at a large scale so children can explore, climb, and inhabit it. The imposing metal leaves cast partial shade over the play area, while from below they reveal organic shapes and veining that give the public space strong aesthetic value.
The play area combines different features designed to expand play possibilities: climbable roots, rotating seats mimicking water hyacinths, circular carousels representing small aquatic plants, climbing nets, and woven ropes forming a climbable pyramid. A double slide, blended seamlessly with the communicator sprouts, lets two children slide down at once. The play structure also includes illustrated signage teaching about the flora and fauna of the Paraná River, creating an educational, environmentally conscious experience.
The experience is rounded out with our Communicators, devices that let up to six children talk through different channels without messages crossing, mimicking underwater sprouts connecting distant points of the park. The entire area is covered with safety flooring to ensure safe movement throughout. With capacity for 15 to 20 children, El Irupé becomes a landmark visible from different points across the city: a great play plant that invites kids to dream, play together, and discover the magic of the ecosystem that inspires its identity.