New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

Initiative category

Identify the award category for which this initiative is being submitted
Prioritising the places and people that need it the most

Email user
maribelam3@gmail.com

Basic information
Initiative title
LEARNING FROM EMOTION_ We are the same

Full initiative Title
RENOVATION PROJECT Mixed restooms Santo Domingo Savio_ Small spaces can educate

Please provide a short, catchy description of your initiative to be used in communication towards the public.
Small remodeling and reform of all existing restrooms.
Reform of all the existing restooms into fun and colorful mixed spaces of interrelation that aim to educate in the values of respect for diversity and inclusion.
Life is that wonderful changing way. A place without any tags in which millions of empowering colors exist and give way to each personal universe

What was the geographical scope of your intiative?
Local

Where was your intiative implemented?
Member State(s) and Western Balkans
Spain

If relevant, insert names of region(s)/municipality(ies) involved
Petrer (Alicante)

Does your initiative address mainly urban or rural issues?
Mainly urban

Does your initiative refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations (hard or soft investments)?
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)

Has your initiative benefited from EU programmes and/or funds?
No

Has your initiative won an EU prize with a monetary value awarded?
No

Does your initiative has a minimum level of maturity? The minimum level of maturity is exemplified by stakeholder/ initiative promoter commitment to implement the initiative in practice and a clear methodology /approach.
Yes

On whose behalf are you submitting the application?
As an individual in partnership with other persons
Please provide the contact details for the intiative promoter (the individual or representative of the organisation authorised to represent the intiative).
- First name: Maribel
  Last name: Requena Barbellido
  Gender: Female
  Nationality: Spain
  If relevant, please select your other nationality: Spain
  Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: C/Comparsa Vizcaínos 6 Local A
  Town: Petrer
  Postal code: 03610
  Country: Spain
  Direct Tel: +34 606 84 68 96
  E-mail: maribelam3@gmail.com
  Website: https://www.maribelrequena.com/
Social Media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.)
- URL: https://www.maribelrequena.com/
  Social media handle and associated hashtag(s): @maribelrequenabarbellido
In case my initiative is selected as a finalist of the NEB Prizes 2023, I agree to share the name (individual and/or organisation’s), email address, website and social media accounts indicated above with other NEB Prizes finalists. I also agree to publish the name (individual and/or organisation’s), website and social media accounts indicated above next to the public description of my initiative in the channels of the European Commission.
Yes

How did you hear about the New European Bauhaus Prizes?
Social Media

Description of the initiative
Please provide a summary of your initiative
Small remodeling and reform of all existing bathrooms transforming them into bathrooms for all genders.

Reform of all the existing restooms into fun and colorful mixed spaces of interrelation that aim to educate in the values of respect for diversity and inclusion.
Life is that wonderful changing way. A place without any tags in which millions of empowering colors exist and give way to each personal universe

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with 5 key words.
ALL-GENDER TOILETS

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
INCLUSION

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
RESPECT LIBERTY

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
SUSTAINABILITY

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
LITTLE FUN SPACES

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of sustainability and how these have been/will be met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
The project has updated the small existing spaces. Thus taking advantage of existing resources, in this case in the form of space containers.
One of our values is involvement in sustainability, thus, we believe in redesigning and renewing, rather than rebuilding, educational facilities

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience for people (through design, positive emotions and cultural benefits) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
The reform has filled with color, order and has generated new illuminated spaces central.
Common space has been designed to allow face-to-face interaction, dividing sinks in a winding shape and marking the way in black.
That space through safety mirrors turns into an infinite universe, where reality is transformed.
Using random colors on low cost standard doors is an inexpensive and easy way to avoid labels and promote inclusiveness and fun of choice while creating a beautiful space.
It is essential that architecture and education walk together to improve learning spaces, through beauty and fun, beyond functionality.

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of inclusion (ranging from accessibility and affordability for all to inclusive governing systems, design for all principles or new societal models) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
There is a gender equality law that recommends the adequacy of toilets in mixed toilets.
In the center there are several cases in which the lack of these spaces caused problems for students who feel discriminated against because of their sexuality.
This type of space can help to understand diversity from the respect of freedom of choice
We understand the need to support tolerance, understanding diversity and improving coexistence. It’s all about inclusion, another of our main values.
In order to achieve that, confidence and cooperation with all the educational community is necessary, especially with families.

Please explain the way citizens benefiting from or affected by the initiative and civil society have been/will be involved in the initiative and what has been/will be the impact of this involvement on the initiative
The reception of the students has been wonderful, they have understood the spaces that are being used from the game.
There has been some debate about the fact that they are mixed, but in the end they have accepted the initiative, understanding its positive role.
In order to achieve that, confidence and cooperation with all the educational community is necessary, especially with families.

Please explain how different stakeholders at various levels (local, regional, national, European) were engaged in the design and implementation of the initiative.
The school is a small concerted center in which the teachers themselves were the promoters of the project, paying for it. The educational community believed in the project from the beginning
Therefore the budget has been very tight.
All the employees who have made the work possible are parents of students from the center or from the town.

Please explain which disciplines and/ or knowledge fields were reflected in the design and implementation of your initiative. Please explain how representatives of these different fields interacted with each other, and what the added value of this process was
A dialogue has been established between teachers, students, parents of students and psychologists who have helped to establish and reflect in the project all the educational values of the school. But the main reception and contribution has been that of the students themselves.

Please highlight the innovative character of the initiative, when compared to mainstream actions in the field of the initiative
Understanding the potential of small spaces

Please describe which elements of your initiative could be replicated or transferred to other places, groups of beneficiaries and contexts. This may involve, for example, aspects of the methodology, technology, processes, products, learnings, etc.
These ideas can be generalized in the adaptation or construction of new mixed restrooms in other centers.
Incorporating colored doors, reflecting reflections thanks to mirrors that create infinite spaces and elements in the sinks that allow direct face-to-face interaction.

Please describe the methodology or approach used in your initiative.
Methodology based on the educational system, understanding that is essential that architecture and education walk together to improve learning spaces, through beauty and fun, beyond functionality.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the initiative addresses by providing local solutions
The great challenge is to change, thanks to this type of space, the way of understanding the world and the people around us.

Please detail the scope of progress in the implementation of the initiative. This can include already demonstrated results/outputs related to the chosen Prizes category, and the already achieved benefits from the initiative for direct and indirect beneficiaries. This can also include a development plan of the initiative, with a particular attention to the steps envisaged in the year following the application, and including envisaged results and benefits from the initiative
The project has substantially improved the day-to-day life of the students and teachers at the center. Deteriorated and obsolete spaces have been renovated with a fun performance that educates in values.

Please provide documents that demonstrate the maturity level of the initiative and commitment to implement the initiative in practice (e.g.: evaluation report, final or mid-term initiative report, certification, publications, building permit, grant agreement, letter of support, partnership agreement, etc.)
Both
PDF
- pdf-1-1520.pdf
Web link
- https://www.maribelrequena.com/centrosantodomingosavio
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2hPnpV24vM
If relevant, please describe how your initiative contributes to developing new competences, especially in the context of the European competence framework on sustainability.
We have understood that it is sustainable to act in existing spaces, with local workers and standardized or recycled materials
Please attach at least 6 high resolution images or visual representations of your initiative to your application.
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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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