WALLOON BRABANT

Océane Baskens - Ewout Gijbels - Lexi Lauwers - Juan Pizarro Paez 

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WALLOON BRABANT

Walloon Brabant is geologically classified as a loam region, however following our field trips it became clear that this material is not easily found. The most prominent material found in this region is sand. This versatile material is used in several applications, from masonry to concrete manufacturing to simply using it to level out landscapes. None of the quarries we visited mentioned the use of Walloon Brabant sand in glass manufacturing.

Beside sand, this region is also the home of one of Europe’s largest porphyry quarries and the only remaining active quarry of the local Gobertange stone. In the built landscape of Walloon Brabant you will find many buildings constructed using these local stones, old and new.

50°41’36.11”N 4°58’57.65”E

ORP-JAUCHE
Réserve Naturelle Communale et Educative du Paradis

         

50°44’01.70”N 4°50’38.58”E

JODOIGNE
Gobertange Stone

        

50°42’24.24”N 4°20’22.79”E

BRAINE L’ALLEUDE
Carriére de Sable

       

50°38’56.48”N
4°37’53.06”E

MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT
Valorem

50°39’03.71”N 4°37’22.90”E

MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT
Carriére de Sable

   

50°39’44.71”N 4°09’27.42”E

QUENAST
Carriére de Porphyr

     

PROTOTYPES

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