Foundations and Fixings for Outdoor Sculpture
The base plate and the anchor pattern cause more delays on site than anything else. They are also the easiest part to get right in advance.
Garden Decoration Sculpture
Phoenix Stainless Steel Sculpture with Hand Carving Phoenix Sculpture
Phoenix Stainless Steel Sculpture with Hand Carving Phoenix Sculpture is a hand finished stainless steel animal figure built to order in our Shenzhen workshop.
Product Overview
What This Piece Is
Phoenix Stainless Steel Sculpture with Hand Carving Phoenix Sculpture is a hand finished stainless steel animal figure built to order in our Shenzhen workshop.
Animal figures give a public space a focal point that children and visitors approach, which is why malls and parks use them as meeting points.
Stainless steel is the workhorse of outdoor sculpture because it carries its own corrosion resistance instead of relying on a coating.
The minimum order is one piece, the size is set by your drawing rather than by a catalogue.
Phoenix Stainless Steel Sculpture with Hand Carving Phoenix Sculpture produced by Xinhengda Sculpture in Shenzhen
Key Benefits
Why Buyers Specify This Piece
- Fabricated in stainless steel, so the surface you approve is the surface that stays, with no paint film to fail.
- The final surface is worked by hand, so the form is refined against the eye rather than left as a machine finish.
- Height, width and base detail for this animal figure are set from your drawing, so it is proportioned to the space instead of being the nearest standard size.
- One animal figure is a full order. A single project in the position it is going into does not have to wait for a container quantity.
- Animal figures give a public space a focal point that children and visitors approach, which is why malls and parks use them as meeting points.
- Anything about this animal figure that has to change for the position it is going into is settled on the drawing, where changes still cost nothing.
- Fixing points and the anchor pattern for this animal figure are drawn before fabrication, so site work is bolt down rather than improvisation.
Application Scenarios
Where It Is Installed
Placed wherever the drawing puts it, with the base and fixing detail set to suit that position for this animal figure.
Who It Is For
The People Who Order This
- Private clients commissioning a single hand finished animal figure for the position it is going into
- Architects matching a animal figure to a material palette that already uses stainless steel
- Facility and estate managers replacing a tired feature in the position it is going into with something that needs no repainting
- Landscape architects specifying a hand finished animal figure as the focal piece for the position it is going into
Problems It Solves
What This Piece Removes From the Project
- Coated sculptures fade and flake where sun and rain hit hardest. Stainless steel removes that maintenance line from the budget.
- A purely machine finished piece reads flat. Hand finishing is what gives the surface its depth.
- A animal figure specified late has to fit dimensions that are already fixed. Working from your drawing means the piece adapts instead of the scheme.
- Suppliers who subcontract the finishing cannot answer for the surface. The stainless steel here is cut, welded and hand finished under one roof.
- Getting a animal figure into the position it is going into is usually harder than the design assumed. Access is checked before the piece is built, not on delivery day.
Technical Features
How It Is Constructed
- Modelled figure with the internal structure sized for the pose rather than a standard frame
- Hand worked final surface with the tool direction controlled across the form
- Fabricated throughout in stainless steel with matching filler where the material is welded
- Weld seams placed on the lines of the animal figure so they read as edges rather than repairs
- Drainage and vent holes positioned so water leaves the animal figure instead of sitting inside it
Specifications
Recorded Specification
| Material | Stainless steel |
|---|---|
| Finish | Hand finished |
| Form | Animal Figure |
| Category | Garden Decoration Sculpture |
| Size | Made to your drawing |
| Minimum Order | 1 piece |
| Placement | Quoted per project |
| Packing | Foam lined plywood crate built to the finished geometry |
| Origin | Shenzhen China |
Dimensions, weight and lead time for this animal figure are confirmed with the quotation, because it is built to your drawing rather than to a garden decoration sculpture catalogue size.
Materials
What It Is Made From
- Stainless steel
- Stainless or galvanised fixings sized for this animal figure and supplied with it
Manufacturing Process
How It Is Made
1
Cutting the sheet to the developed pattern
2
Forming and rolling each panel
3
Welding the panels into the finished form
4
Grinding and levelling the seams
5
Polishing or texturing to the specified finish
6
Cleaning and passivation before packing
Quality Control
What Is Checked and When
- Material checked against the order before cutting
- Seams inspected after grinding
- Surface reviewed under raking light
- Base plate and fixing points checked to the drawing
- Workshop trial assembly before crating
Customisation Options
What Can Be Changed
- Overall height, width and depth of the animal figure set from your drawing or from the dimensions of the position it is going into
- Proportions adjusted so the animal figure reads correctly from the approach distance in public spaces
- Finish changed between mirror, brushed and coloured coating on the same animal figure
- Base detail changed between a flush plate, a plinth and a direct planting bed fixing
Comparison
How It Compares With the Alternatives
Compared with Cast stone or GRC
Cast stone reads heavy and chips on the edges. Stainless steel gives a thinner profile, a cleaner line and a surface that survives handling.
Compared with A rented or temporary installation
Rental suits an event. For a permanent position in the position it is going into the cost of two or three rentals already covers a animal figure that stays.
Compared with A cast or moulded reproduction
A reproduction repeats a fixed size. This animal figure is built to your dimensions, which is the whole reason to commission one.
Use Guide
Looking After It Once It Is Installed
- Rinse with clean water and dry with a soft cloth
- Neutral detergent for marks and fingerprints
- Keep iron filings and construction dust off the surface
- No abrasive pads on finished faces
- Clean gently and avoid abrasives that would cut through the worked surface.
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Guides That Apply To This Piece
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can this be made in a different size
Yes. Phoenix Stainless Steel Sculpture with Hand Carving Phoenix Sculpture is made to order, so the height and width are set from your drawing or from the dimensions of the space. Send the position and the height you have in mind and the quotation follows those figures.
What is the minimum order quantity
One piece. There is no container minimum, which is why single projects in the position it is going into are a normal part of the workload here.
Why stainless steel rather than something cheaper
Stainless steel is the workhorse of outdoor sculpture because it carries its own corrosion resistance instead of relying on a coating. Coated sculptures fade and flake where sun and rain hit hardest. Stainless steel removes that maintenance line from the budget.
How much of this is made by hand
The forming, seam dressing and final surface are hand work. Only the cutting and the heavier forming are machine operations.
How is a animal figure this size packed and shipped
A plywood crate is built around the finished geometry with foam on every hand finished face. Large animal figures are split into sections at joints chosen during design, trial assembled in the workshop, then marked so they go back together in the same order on site.
What do you need from me to quote
The position, the height or overall size you want, and any drawing, render or reference photograph you already have. For the position it is going into a photograph of the space is often enough to start.
What is the lead time
Lead time depends on the size of the animal figure, the hand finished surface and how much design work it needs, so it is confirmed with the quotation rather than promised in advance. Send the brief and the schedule comes back with the price.
Quote This Piece for Your Project
Send the position, the height you want and any drawing you have. The quotation comes back against your figures, not against a catalogue size.