Monday, January 26, 2009

Courtenay Place, Wellington

These are the bits I found interesting along Courtenay Place.

This is an ‘average’ street in Wellington CBD that has shops, restaurants, banks, and bus stations along it.

bench1 bench2
Cantilevered benches – very Frank Lloyd Wright? A modern twist on a traditional bench
streetfish manhole
A fishy motif built into the pavement The manhole covers have a Maori design
mosaic1 mosaic3
Mosaics of different colours placed along the pavement
mosaic2
detail1 entrance
This is the cut-out detail from the cantilevered bench This is the tiles entrance to an apartment building
sculpture1 coyotestreetbar
An organic sculpture on a corner The motif from a restaurant bar called ‘Coyote’
bluegable bluepink
Funked up blue bits on the gables Eeek! Pink and turquoise building. Actually' – it’s pretty cool in real life
clock tree
Lovely old clock Cut-outs in the same style as the benches
tripod2 totem
Sculpture called ‘Tripod’ A totem type sculpture on a traffic island

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