Spaceship

— Bordeaux (33) — 2018
Artist: Suzanne Treister
Client: Bordeaux Métropole
Location: Garonne – Bassin à flot n°1

This 17-meter diameter structure is made of galvanized steel, clad in anodized aluminum sheets riveted to the frame. Tilted at 15°, the saucer appears delicately perched on steel pillars, which are themselves anchored to a submerged galvanized steel platform.

A few figures:
– 3,300 hours of work
– 17 m in diameter
– 7.5 m in height
– 210,000 rivets
– 1,000 m² of aluminum
– 13 tonnes