The Rifle Range Flats,Air Itam,Penang @ Pa Cheng Por ( 打槍埔)

Today, I have visited the largest low cost housing scheme in Penang which is situated in Air Itam,Penang. This is the place where PAM's competition site located. From some of the article that i had read on the internet and the feedback was crowdy, dirty,noisy, or for security reason....and all the negative perception. Today i have experience all of it and also the hawker food which is good and cheap.

THE RIFLE RANGE FLAT

 

 Rifle Range Flats was Penang First low cost project which built in 1969 and this was the 1st time precast concrete elements were used to construct mass houses. There are 9 blocks, from A to J(except I). Each flat is 17 to 18 storey(6 blocks of 17 storey and 3 block of 18 storey) , with 24 units at each level,consists of 4 units of 2 rooms units at the four corners, and the remaining 20 units of one room units. But in Block A,D, F, G ,H and J,the front units of the ground floor are shop units, only back units are residence units. There are total 3735 units of residential and shop units. There are two lifts servicing each block. There was the highest population density per square feet. There are one wet market complex and from my observation ,not only the low cost residents use it but also outside come to the wet market. On the right of the wet market is the longest hawker complex in the past. It provide the opportunity for the residents to earn a living as a food hawker or as a grocery.There are lack of basic amenities such as halls, playground, carparking etc for the community in Rifle Range Flats.

INTERIOR VIEW OF RIFLE RANGE FLAT

 Opposite was the United Hokkien Cemetery of Batu Gantong and this is the place the residents used to have morning exercise, the kids used to have badminton in the hall of cremation plant,jogging, learn cycling...it is the place for recreation.