Rope Reef by Pedro Giaculli

Studerende
Pedro Giaculli
ECTS-point
15
Uddannelsesniveau
Kandidat
Fagområde
Industrielt design
Fokusområde
Design for Play
År
2024
Uddannelses projekttype
Kursus
Semester
1
Kursustitel
Play Design Fundamentals
Kursusundervisere
Jess Uhre Rahbek, Jesper Falck Legaard
Baggrund
Rope Reef: a modular outdoor playground system designed to foster exploration, imagination, and physical engagement for children aged 6 to 12.
Imaginative landscape for dynamic play

The design prioritizes interesting choices, as players weigh options like choosing easier versus more challenging paths, or exploring interior routes versus venturing outside to re-enter elsewhere.These choices heighten classic games like tag, hide-and-seek,and capture the flag, transforming Rope Reef into an imaginative landscape for dynamic play.

A visual boundary between the outside world and their retreat

Drawing from Sobel’s insights into middle childhood, the system provides children with a thrilling sense of hiddenness while allowing parents visual reassurance. As children move deeper into the modules, overlapping ropes create mesmerizing optical effects that blur the boundary between the outside world and their retreat, encouraging deeper engagement and risk-taking.

With infinite configurations, Rope Reef can adapt to a variety of settings. Layouts can be optimized for competitive play, exploratoryadventures, or scaled down for younger children or more constrained environments.