The Tétrodon, mobile and modular habitat
Historic site and monument Exhibition space
Presentation
The adventure of the 30-foot Tetrodon begins with Except ... (territories) the association's project through this passage, infranch. An exploration of the territories from the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos, between habitats, industries and nature.
The association agreed to receive for one symbolic euro in December 2011 this mobile and modular habitat, identified as a Tetrodon by the historian architect Thierry Duroussea, the last in the region.
Inhabitable space, the Tétrodon will offer residences to artists, from the Etang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos. These residences can be extended to experts, researchers, architects, designers, participating in the creation of a laboratory / observatory of the territories.
The modular spaces of the Tétrodon are adaptable: assembly of panels closing the hulls to create an indoor exhibition space, exterior extension by light structures such as canvas ...
The Tétrodon can also be used to accommodate groups for the start of walks, the organization of artistic workshops not requiring significant equipment.
A little history.
This Tétrodon came from an order from Sonacotra in 1972 for 32 6-meter models to house the workers building the SOLMER (Arcelor Mittal) steel plant in Fos-sur-Mer.
This 10 meter model is the only result of this order.
In return, the association decides to renovate it in order to make it its flagship project, a perennial place intended to welcome visitors, walkers, and artists like a peri-urban refuge. The idea of locating it along the GR2013 then emerges when the association participates in 2013 in Marseille European Capital of Culture and contributes to the realization of this first peri-urban GR. It was labeled 'Patrimoine XXème' by the DRAC in 2012, and became the property of the City of Martigues in 2019 after its restoration.
Inhabitable space, the Tétrodon will offer residences to artists, from the Etang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos. These residences can be extended to experts, researchers, architects, designers, participating in the creation of a laboratory / observatory of the territories.
The modular spaces of the Tétrodon are adaptable: assembly of panels closing the hulls to create an indoor exhibition space, exterior extension by light structures such as canvas ...
The Tétrodon can also be used to accommodate groups for the start of walks, the organization of artistic workshops not requiring significant equipment.
A little history.
This Tétrodon came from an order from Sonacotra in 1972 for 32 6-meter models to house the workers building the SOLMER (Arcelor Mittal) steel plant in Fos-sur-Mer.
This 10 meter model is the only result of this order.
In return, the association decides to renovate it in order to make it its flagship project, a perennial place intended to welcome visitors, walkers, and artists like a peri-urban refuge. The idea of locating it along the GR2013 then emerges when the association participates in 2013 in Marseille European Capital of Culture and contributes to the realization of this first peri-urban GR. It was labeled 'Patrimoine XXème' by the DRAC in 2012, and became the property of the City of Martigues in 2019 after its restoration.
General information
- Parking :
- Free car park
- Client profile :
- Groups
- Tour language(s) :
- Visits :
- you can visit it
- Price :
- Free
- Period :
- 20th C
Services, Tours, Activities and entertainment
- Environments :
- Lakeside or by stretch of water
- Individual tour services :
- Guided individual tours on request
- Unguided individual tours on request
- Group tour services :
- Unguided group tours on request
- Guided group tours on request
- Historical patrimony :
- Historic patrimony
- Ruins and remains
- Entertainment :
- Temporary exhibition
- Visit :
- Guided tours
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Contact
The Tétrodon, mobile and modular habitat
18 boulevard Touret de Vallier
Base nautique de Tholon
Ferrières
13500
Martigues
Phone : +33 4 42 10 82 90
- Spoken language(s) :
Tarifs
Free of charge.
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Le Tétrodon, habitat mobile et modulaire
18 boulevard Touret de Vallier
Base nautique de Tholon
13500
Martigues
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 43.42305
Longitude : 5.060691
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