 Apart from the social advantages, it is also claimed that compared to the terrace house layout, the honeycomb layout uses land efficiently and offers savings in the cost of infrastructure.The honeycomb Layout may be said to be inspired from the geometrical design of Islamic tiles and the structure of beehives.Introduced by Kuala Lumpur-based architect Mazlin Ghazali, it has received a patent in Australia 

The honeycomb concept has been applied to a hillside development on 14 acres of land at Kampung Nong Chik the edge of Johor Bahru business district in a development which advertises a modern version of the traditional village or "kampong" lifestyle.