AFFORDABILITY &

ECONOMIC PROBABILITY

MALABAR CEMENT
TOWNSHIP
• The idea of a “company town” often located in
remote areas or urban outskirts, is to provide a self-contained living environment
for employees directly connected to the physical production plant.
SITE:
• The site selected for the township is an unusually beautiful one: a heavily
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wooded promontory jutting out into Wa layar Lake. The site plan organizes
some 400 housing units grouped in clusters of 12 along an essentially
pedestrian spine. Some parts of the spine are bridged to create larger
units and delineate public spaces.
AMENITIES:
• The Malabar Cements Corporation proved to be an enlightened client
which is recognized the need for lower-income families to supplement en
gardens, their income by keeping poultry, having kitchen etc., and insisted
that their township should foster such activities.
• There are a number of public facilities. A small market is located at the
bus stop near the entrance gate in order to serve both the township
residents as well as general public. There is a school, a club, a guest house
and a dormitory for bachelor workers and some community spaces.
• The housing units themselves start with a minimum accommodation of 35
sq. m ,(A-type) for workers. Each unit has a private open space for at least
a kitchen garden- these are grouped in pairs to assist surface drainage and
provision of services.
• A third unit is added at the upper level which has 2 open-to-sky spaces:
one at the outdoor terrace at it own level and the other is a kitchen
garden on the ground.
ENTRANCE TO THE REAR STAIRCASE FROM AN UPPER STOREY
UPPER STOREY UNIT UNIT TO A KITCHEN GARDEN