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Freyberg Place
Posted 16 10 2017
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![Due north orientation of the steps, with an informal arrangement of nikau and pōhutukawa provide for seating in the sun or shade. Intricate patterns of shadow are cast across the more linear arrangement of steps on a sunny day and by lighting in the evening.](/media/cache/41/49/414914dfdb496f980c0ffaae2bd28b95.jpg)
One hundred and eighty-nine steps
Freyberg Place is one of a small group of public open spaces within Auckland’s city centre. Set within a network of laneways, it is a popular lunchtime destination – a breathing spot in faster-paced surrounding streets – and, now, a flexible space suitable for performances, markets and other activities. In a towered inner city, Freyberg’s due-north orientation allows for much-needed, sunny and sheltered space in the city.
As a result of mana whenua consultation during early design phases at Freyberg Place, a clear and meaningful strategy around stormwater management, materials and planting was developed. The importance of the water that once flowed through the area has been acknowledged and expressed in the work by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei artist Graham Tipene. The artwork has been water-jet cut into stone, forming a channel for water to flow after emerging from the ground in a cluster of jets.
![Channel for water to flow after emerging from the ground in a cluster of jets.](/media/cache/53/e1/53e1432eaf50f4d2ad8fd1be4411a02a.jpg)
![A popular lunchtime destination](/media/cache/2f/db/2fdb0f0ae17e8abd9f40603ac2094b65.jpg)
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