MVRDV, Sixinch and Interni exhibit the Vertical Village Sculpture at this years Salone in Milan in the context of the Interni event 'Feeding Idea's for the City" . The installation consists of 77 coated foam cushions by which different compositions can be constructed. The cushions are now for sale as a furniture collection.

The project explores the effect of rapid urban transformation on Asian cities, the qualities of urban villages and the potential of densifying in a vertical, differentiated way.The pressure on urban agglomerations has led to an increasing urbanization. A Block Attack of giant buildings and identical monotonous towers have gradually replaced traditional low rise, small scale, lighter types of architecture: the Hutongs in Beijing, the small wooden houses in Tokyo, the villages in Singapore, the individual houses in Taipei. Socially highly connected communities with individual identities have been replaced by large scale monolithic blocks. The Vertical Village offers a new model: a three-dimensional community that densifies cities in a way that the qualities of the traditional urban village are preserved, increasing personal freedom, diversity, flexibility, neighborhood life and attractivity. It provides housing types with terraces and roof gardens that can be combined with small-scale offices and other programs. A truly self-organized manner of city building that combines individuality, diversity and collectivity with the need for densification. The installation consists of 77 coated foam cushions by which different compositions can be constructed.  (image by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri)