Asbestos Land

Due to asbestos and its consequences, several towns around the world have uncontrollably decayed becoming "Ghost Towns". In this case, Wittenoom, in Western Australia, caught our attention the most as it has been erased from all maps. Several questions were raised, specifically surrounding the idea of toxicity as a profitable aspect: {could a "Ghost Town" be repurposed, and store all the asbestos of the world?}. Reviving and creating a new identity for Wittenoom became our focus. This town is an official contaminated site, therefore the spatial strategy was developed to make asbestos profitable by introducing various industries whilst reusing its existing abandoned infrastructures. Our main goal was to uncover a story that hasn’t been told. Wittenoom is the perfect example showing that toxicity can be profitable.

In collaboration with Claudia Taveras & Nicole Beltrán

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