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In "honeycomb housing" small courtyard neighbourhoods of 5 to 16 cluster houses form cul-de-sac communities of 42 houses or less, which in turn form part of a larger neighbourhood of up to 300 houses.〔Mazlin Ghazali, Michael J. Durack, Mohd Peter Davis (2005), "Tessellation Planning and Honeycomb Housing", Planning Malaysia, Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners Vol. 3 pp.71-98 () retrieved 25 September 2010〕 The honeycomb concept was first introduced in Malaysia as an alternative to terrace houses and the predominantly rectilinear form of residential layouts. It seeks to offer a community lifestyle that many Malaysians used to enjoy in their childhood but in an urban setting.〔"Project Highlight: Nong Chik Heights Johor Bahru", Building and Investment, Malaysia, April–May 2010 Issue, pp32-33〕 It can also be described as a new form of cul-de-sac layout. ==From Cul-de-sac to Honeycomb== Cul-de-sacs are popular: they are perceived as being safer, more exclusive and neighbourly. According to one study, between the ‘grid’, ‘loops’ and cul-de-sacs, the latter were the most popular.〔Eran Ben-Joseph (1995), "Livability and Safety of Suburban Street Patterns: a Comparative Study", Working Paper 641, Berkeley, CA: University of California〕 However, in developing countries like Malaysia, only the very rich can afford to live in quarter-acre single-family houses located in a cul-de-sac. The Honeycomb concept was a response to two questions: • 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Honeycomb housing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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