Reparium by Mercan Fazlioglu is a student architecture project about repair, adaptive reuse, circular design and therapeutic community space.
The project takes a neglected car park and reimagines it as a place for care, activity and material second life. The result is less about making a polished object and more about making repair visible.
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Project idea
The idea draws on kintsugi, the Japanese practice of repairing ceramics with visible gold seams. Reparium applies that thinking to architecture by treating damage, reuse and adaptation as part of the story.
A flexible grid structure, reclaimed materials, green roofs, planted courtyards and repairable components all support that argument.
Why the project works
- The repair concept is easy to understand.
- The material strategy supports the idea rather than sitting separately.
- The programme links therapy, workshops, gardens, social space and care.
- The project has a clear community and circular design purpose.
Portfolio lesson from Reparium
Metaphor can be powerful in architecture, but only when it changes the design. Reparium is useful because the repair idea affects structure, material reuse, programme and atmosphere.
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