Bali's Museum of Space Available turns plastic waste into architecture

In Canggu, Bali, the Museum of Space Available (MoSA) opened on June 30, 2022, in a former abandoned building renovated by Sidarta&Sandjaja. The facade, made by local circular economy firm Robries, uses 200,000 plastic bottles that were shredded, melted, and molded into blue panels. Founder Daniel Mitchell stated the museum aims to explore circular and regenerative design futures. The inaugural exhibition, Plastic People, examines synthetic plastics' impact on consumption, planet, and health, featuring NFTs, sculptures, and case studies. All profits fund a new recycling plant in Java, the world's second worst plastic polluter, built with Robries Recycling. NFT holders become founding members of the plant. The project derives from Space Available's Radical Plastics case study, to be published online.