Shimizusawa Elementary School Size:XS A moulded plastic chair sits

A moulded plastic chair sits on a debris-covered floor inside one of the living quarters at the former Melbourne Glass Bottle Works at Spotswood

Layers of paint and plaster peel from the wall of Female Ward 9

A grease gun lies where someone left it

The last permanent resident left the settlement in September 2006

its pavilion layout designed to bring light and air to every ward

Shimizusawa Elementary School Size:XS A moulded plastic chair sitsShimizusawa Elementary School sits vacant in Yubari, its rendered facade weathered and windows dark. The building is one of many public institutions emptied as Yubari's population fell from a peak of 107,972 in 1960 to fewer than 6,000 today. From 22 elementary schools at the city's height, Yubari had consolidated to a single primary school by the end of 2010. Part of the Streetscapes of Yubari series.