CLOTHING IN

NEPAL
Garment Factory
National Case Study
 Project Description
• Location: Khusibu, Kathmandu
• Established: Around 2010A.D. (more than 10
years)
• Area: Approx. 125sq.m (4 aana)
• Storeys: 4
• Previously built for residential purpose. Later
converted into a small- scale garment factory.
 More Information
• No. of workers = 50-60
• Fabrics and equipments are imported from nearby stores and markets.
• Finished products are mostly exported to foreign countries.
• Exported to: esp. Japan, Australia, Germany and all over the world.
• Retail as well as wholesale trade
• Exported through cargo
• Peak season: Dashain and Tihar
• Clothes are designed by a designer.
• Visitors influx - moderate.
 Fabrics Used
• Cotton
• Wool
• Hemp
• Traditional bakhu fabric
 Products
• Cotton shirts
• Cotton jackets
• Cotton trousers
• Hemp bags and purses
• Cultural Tamang, Gurung, and Magar dresses
• Woolen jackets and sweaters
• Wide variety of products.
• Cotton is the key fabric used.
 Operating System

ORDER DESIGNING CUTTING SEWING

PACKING IRONING FINISHING WASHING

 Spaces
• Administration
• Office for woolen products only
• Workspaces (cutting, sewing, finishing, packing)
• Circulation
• Sanitary
• Storage
• Kitchen
• Pantry
 Planning
Outdoor Spaces:

• Gate: 9’-0” TOILET

ENTRANCE TO
• Parking/loading BUILDING

unloading space:
12’X32’ PARKING

• 1 Toilet
SITE PLAN
 Ground floor
• Woolen section
 Arranging the wools in organized rolls.
 Cutting
FINISHED PRODUCT
 Weaving
 Design making
 Finishing KNITTING MACHINES

 Packing
• Office for the woolen section
• Small kitchenette
 Spaces in Ground Floor:

ARRANGING WOOL KNITTING DESIGNING KITCHENETTE

 First floor
• Major workspace
 Cutting
 Sewing
 Placing buttons
 Spreading tables
• An array of windows for day lighting
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
 Spaces in First Floor:

CUTTING SEWING HEMMING

 SEWING

BALCONY HEMMING MACHINE

SEWING MACHINE DRINKING WATER

 Second floor
• Administration
• Display
• Gallery STORE

• Store
DISPLAY
• 1 Toilet
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
 Spaces in Second Floor:

ADMINISTRATION GALLERY DISPLAY

 Third Floor
• Kitchen
• Rest/Relax
• Terrace
• 1 Accommodation Space

PUJA ROOM KITCHEN

THIRD FLOOR PLAN
 Fourth floor
• Finishing(Cutting extra
threads and so on)
• Ironing
• Packing
• Storing packed products
• 1 Accommodation Space
FINISHING AND PACKING
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
 Machines used
Machine Dimensions Remarks
Brothers knitting machine 5’-6” X 18” X 3’- 0” Ground Floor; Making designs in woolen
products
Cutting machine 26” X 15” X 10” First Floor; Cutting piles of fabrics into suitable
patterns
Over lock machine 4’- 0” X 1’- 10” X 30” Sewing edges of clothes; Hemming; Seaming

Flat lock machine 4’- 0” X 1’- 10” X 30” Hemming sleeves and bottom of the knits
products
Rib cutting machine 4’- 0” X 1’- 10” X 30” Cutting ribs, fabric piping tape or fabric stripe

Jack machine 4’- 0” X 1’- 10” X 30” Sewing

Sewing machine 4’- 0” X 20” X 30” Sewing clothes

Total no. = 6
 Toilets
• 1 in the ground floor (outside the building)
• 1 in the second floor
• 1 at the top (not used)
• Total = 3
 Circulation
• 1 Staircase for vertical circulation.
• Dog-legged staircase
• Riser = 150mm
• Tread = 300 mm
• Width = 914mm ( 3’- 0”)
• Landing = 1200mm X 2130mm
STORAGE IN STAIRCASE
• All workspaces are interconnected
in a floor.
 Lighting
• Windows for day
lighting.
• Day lighting not
enough for
workspaces.
• Use of artificial
lights.
 Structure and Materials

• Basic framed structure

• Flat roof
• Building materials:
1. Bricks
2. R.C.C
3. Marbles in staircase.
4. Some rooms were carpeted.
5. C.G.I sheets and iron posts. FRAMED STRUCTURE CGI SHEETS
CARPETED FLOOR MARBLE STAIRCASE PAVED PARKING
 Pollution and Waste Management
• Not much sound
pollution
• Waste fabrics are either
sold
• Or used in other clothes
if suitable
 Others:
• Fans
CCTV CAMERA
• CCTV cameras for security.
• Certain work opportunity available for
handicapped people.
• Internship for fashion designing students.
• Kitchen for the workers.
• Accommodation facility.
FANS
• Generator (not in use recently).
 Analysis
Positive Aspects: Negative Aspects:
• Domestic context far from urbanized chaos. • Chaotic environment inside due to limited
space.
• Maximum utilization of spaces.
• Production of quality products and efficient • Unmanaged storage.
trading. • Less flexible space and no scope for future
expansion.
• Good relationships among the staffs.
• Well ventilated work spaces for staffs. • Need rapid manufacturing process due to
limited space.
• No fire extinguishers or any other safety
equipments.
 Inferences
• Despite not having proper spaces dedicated to what a factory should have,
the work environment was very positive.
• We can learn to enhance the relationships among the workers to create a
positive work environment by creating more spaces where they can
interact and relax.