Mullae: Sparks by Day, Art by Night · 3
Why the Alleys Had to Be Narrower Than the Factories
Ep. 3 · Reading the production structure through the alley
FitTrip Editor · 2026.07.22
First-time visitors to Mullae often wonder how trucks manage to move through such narrow alleys. The answer lies in the fact that this neighborhood is not one large factory but a cluster of workshops spread across small lots. Workshops handling different processes — cutting, welding, painting — each occupy a lot, and trucks and forklifts move between them carrying semi-finished goods. The narrow path is not a design flaw; it is a map left by this division of labor.
First-time visitors to Mullae often wonder how trucks manage to move through such narrow alleys. The answer lies in this neighborhood's own way of producing things.
Not one large factory, but many small lots
Production in Mullae is not handled by one large factory covering every process, but by many workshops spread across small lots, each taking on a different step such as cutting, welding or painting Estimate. Small lots mean small buildings, and the paths between buildings narrow accordingly.
Trucks and forklifts connecting the process
What actually fills these narrow paths is not visitors but trucks and forklifts carrying semi-finished goods. Metal cut in one workshop moves to another to be welded, then finishes somewhere else. Because the alley itself is the route of this movement, pedestrians should walk with respect for this working traffic.
FAQ
- Were Mullae's narrow alleys planned this way?
- The editorial team has not confirmed a single urban-planning intention behind this. What is clear is that these narrow alleys came to interlock with a production structure divided across small lots, shaping today's scene.
- What should I do if I meet a truck in the alley?
- Yield the right of way to working trucks and forklifts, and in narrow sections it is safer to stand close to the wall and wait.
Checklist
- Give right of way to working vehicles in narrow alleys
- Walk close to the wall and avoid standing in the middle of the path to talk
- Read the division of labor through the size difference between lots and buildings
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