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Esther Sugihto

Esther Sugihto

Is a green neighbourhood good for your health?

Biophilia is a buzzword that has been around since the 1980s, a term coined by Edward O Wilson. He proposed a hypothesis that humans…

Jan 10, 2017

Is a green neighbourhood good for your health?

Jan 10, 2017

Esther Sugihto

Privacy without fences

Following on from the incredible Robin Boyd Foundation open day of Merchant Builder houses, here are 3 lessons I learnt about how to deal…

Nov 29, 2016

Privacy without fences

Nov 29, 2016

Esther Sugihto

The social life of the Elliston estate

[This essay is a write up for the Robin Boyd Foundation’s Merchant Builder’s open day on 20.11.16]

Nov 15, 2016

The social life of the Elliston estate

Nov 15, 2016

Esther Sugihto

Why do we have front setbacks?

Growing up in the north east of Melbourne suburbia, I was subject to many a gardening weekend. Focus was on the front garden — lawns…

Nov 1, 2016

Why do we have front setbacks?

Nov 1, 2016

Esther Sugihto

Behavioural change in housing

If AFL isn’t the new religion of Australians, then the weekly ritual of property open for inspections is. Home ownership is considered a…

Oct 18, 2016

Behavioural change in housing

Oct 18, 2016

Esther Sugihto

The Frankfurt Kitchen

We take a lot for granted in contemporary kitchen design and layout, not giving much thought as to why things are as they are. Instead, we…

Oct 11, 2016

The Frankfurt Kitchen

Oct 11, 2016

Esther Sugihto

Does the golden ratio exist in architecture?

Gustav Theodor Fechner is psychologist who first conducted a study into human perception of the golden ratio. In 1878, the German asked…

Oct 4, 2016

Does the golden ratio exist in architecture?

Oct 4, 2016

Esther Sugihto

Community and Privacy

If you were to extrapolate a simplified dichotomy, one could say that Community and Privacy could be binary. They are at polar extremes of…

Sep 27, 2016

Community and Privacy

Sep 27, 2016

Esther Sugihto

Fences and their psychological implications

When Donald Trump announced he was running for president, his maiden campaign speech stated this:

Sep 20, 2016

Fences and their psychological implications

Sep 20, 2016

Esther Sugihto

Why human centred design makes a difference in architecture

Dementia and Alzheimer’s are common amongst patients living at Lantern’s assisted living facilities in Ohio, US. Jean Makesh, who heads up…

Sep 13, 2016

Why human centred design makes a difference in architecture

Sep 13, 2016

Esther Sugihto

Esther Sugihto

Social Design + Architecture | curating community through architecture | Melbourne Australia | http://www.so-da.com.au

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