The Kalelagun project to mitigate unwanted loneliness, developed by the CAVIAR Research Group of the Department of Architecture of the UPV/EHU with the support of ADINBERRI and the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, has been the basic tool of the workshop on co-creation of spaces for relationships held in Tabakalera within the framework of the Science Week (Zientzia Astea). ADINBERRI's head of innovation, Ainhoa ​​Becerra, has been present at the activity in the company of experts from CAVIAR, among whom it is worth highlighting Olatz Irulegi, director of the Department of Architecture of the UPV/EHU.

The Kalelagun research project is part of Gipuzkoa's strategy against unwanted loneliness 'HARIAK', and is a tool aimed at defining a series of guidelines for the design of public spaces in order to alleviate the perception of loneliness and encourage the enjoyment of them.

The aim of this initiative is twofold: to raise awareness in society about the problem of unwanted loneliness (and the capacity of spaces to mitigate it) and to collectively transform a given space, obtaining a tangible result.

The people participating in the special workshop called 'Co-creating spaces for relationships' have been able to co-design a specific public space, with the aim of making it more vital, diverse and friendly. To do this, the activity has included several models of real squares to be modified and a toolbox made up of actions, elements and technologies to be applied in the space for its redesign.