Under the name of “existenzmaximum intensifying the consolidated city”, the participants are asked to explore on housing and habitat projects in the city of Montevideo. The “stage” focuses on key fragments of the Consolidated City.

Almost a century ago, existenzminimum arose as an inaugural architectural reflection that centered the attention on housing as a social problem, appealing to the tabula rasa strategy, and calling on the quantitative and the homogeneous. existenzmaximum seeks to approach the issue on the basis of new hypotheses.

existenzmaximum seizes reality as an operative scenario where problems and opportunities can be detected, abstaining from any pre-definitions of performance modes. The discussion seeks to cover scale issues, linking building planning with urban and territorial reflections. The idea is to address domestic issues in a broad sense, while particularly focusing on the plights that arise from the emerging precariousness.

The proposal seeks to acknowledge both the complexity and wealth of support; seeking to make a difference by incorporating a set of assorted actions and projects.