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Mercan’s final-year project, Repairum, is a therapeutic community centre focused on circular design and adaptive reuse. Set on a disused urban site, the project transforms a car park into a healing green space with therapy rooms, workshops, a café, and a cat sanctuary.

Project context
Conceptual

The brief

The question behind the work.

Inspired by the philosophy of kintsugi, the design explores fragmentation and reconstruction through a disassemblable grid structure and reclaimed materials. The project draws from precedents such as Parc de la Villette and employs strategies like reclaimed material use, lightweight structural systems, and low-carbon detailing. Repairum reflects Mercan’s interest in sustainable architecture, well-being, and community-led design

Development

From brief to outcome.

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Development 1

Inspired by the philosophy of kintsugi, the design explores fragmentation and reconstruction through a disassemblable grid structure and reclaimed materials. The project draws from precedents such as Parc de la Villette and employs strategies like reclaimed material use, lightweight structural systems, and low-carbon detailing. Repairum reflects Mercan’s interest in sustainable architecture, well-being, and community-led design

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Credits

Submitted by
Mercan Fazlioglu
Designer study history
University of Sheffield

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Mercan Fazlioglu

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