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The rediscovery of the poplar treeAround 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".
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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".
The lookout tower is made from poplars and offers a view of the Meierij Peppellanschap.
An ode to the Brabant icon the Poplar
year
2019
team
ir. Marco Vermeulen, ir. Bram Willemse, BSc. Jasper Veldhuis, MSc. Francisco Monsalve
programme
Viewing tower
status
concept design
2019
team
ir. Marco Vermeulen, ir. Bram Willemse, BSc. Jasper Veldhuis, MSc. Francisco Monsalve
programme
Viewing tower
status
concept design
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