Around the second half of the eighteenth century plenty of poplars were planted for the manufacture of wooden shoes and matches in the province of Noord-Brabant. The characteristic "Peppelland” landscape emerged from the pattern of sandy paths and moist brook soils. A forty-meter-high observation tower will rise in this forest, offering views to this unique cultural landscape. As a tribute to the poplar, this tower will be built from 24 poplar trunks and cables that hold each other in balance based on the principles of "tensegrity".