Jackalope Pavilion

National Commendation for Small Project Architecture – 2021 National Architecture Awards

Jackalope Pavilion | March Studio | Photographer: Peter Bennetts

National Commendation for Small Project Architecture – 2021 National Architecture Awards

Jackalope Pavilion | march studio

Traditional Land Owners: The Yaluk-ut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung

The Jackalope Pavilion is a temporary gallery space for Random International’s Australian edition of ‘Rain Room.’ Situated above the Prince of Wales car park in St Kilda, the pavilion is designed entirely around the requirements of Rain Room, its temporary residence at the site, and the potential re-use of the building and its’ components on another site.

The ephemeral experience of the artwork along with its limited residency is celebrated through the transient construction method of the architecture, and its disappearing act in blending with the typical cloudy Melbourne sky.

Jackalope Pavilion | March Studio | Photographer: Peter Bennetts

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“Housed in a purpose-built pavilion in St Kilda by March Studio, Rain Room is a permanent part of the Jackalope Art Collection. An ethereal architectural statement, the ‘Jackalope Pavilion’ is a creative and artistic space, through which Jackalope can showcase public art and activations in an urban context.

The epitome of socially distant art, Rain Room is a 100 square metre expanse of torrential rainfall that responds to your presence and movement; protecting you from the rain as you navigate the space and allowing you to take centre stage in a mesmerising merging of art, technology, and nature.

Practice team:

Rodney Eggleston, Project Architect

Julien Ybert, Graduate of Architecture

Toby McElwaine, Graduate of Architecture

Julian Canterbury, Design Architect

Charlie Lane, Graduate of Architecture

Construction team:

Random International, Rain Room Artist

Studio Ongarato, Wayfinding

Medley Property Group, Construction Manager

Wood & Grieve Engineers, Engineer

Grimbos Building Surveyors, Building Surveyor

Bluline Projects, Scaffolders

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