The Lost Mountains of Holland

Can we repurpose the lost mountains of Holland? Hugo Peels creates a sustainable building material from the large hills of natural stone dust now considered useless. He showcases the value of combining this dust with rammed earth techniques. Crushed stone is used in various industries such as construction. This process produces a fine powder that currently is downcycled as landfill matter, buried beneath dykes and roads. Where the crushing mimics erosion, rammed earth techniques mimic sedimentation. Layer upon layer, earth is rammed and compacted to a solid. The technique allows what was once a mountain of residue to start a new life, metamorphosing into a new material.