Set within the historically traumatic grounds of Jacksons Hill Sunbury, this project reimagines Building N5, as a combined weather station and broadcast hub through a reuse approach. The design supports observation, education, and community connection, shaped by the routines of Wally, an elderly weather observer who has long cared for the site. The intervention aims to soften the weight of the site’s past by introducing operability, openness, and gentle forms of care, transforming a place once defined by control into one that supports curiosity, belonging, and renewal.
Weather Station Section BB: 1:50
A sectional look of the curved roof guiding light, weather, and Wally’s daily movements as he observes, records, and cares for the site.
Weather Station Section CC: 1:50
Entrance Perspective
A lively entrance welcomes visitors with a patterned path of coloured tiles leading you toward the precinct. The Welcome sign and vibrant mural mark the threshold, framed by lush greenery and the gentle movement of people weaving through the inviting landscape.
Wally's Office Perspective
Wally’s office glows softly by the curved bay window, an organised chaos of weather instruments, notes, and tools spread across the room. The moon peers through the transparent roof as cool night air drifts in, framing a quiet moment of observation and care.
Devni Jayawardena, Weather Station Section BB: 1:50
Devni Jayawardena, Weather Station Section CC: 1:50
In the spirit of reconciliation Monash University acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
