Design of Circular Brick Production District: Material, Energy, and Water Zoning in Talang Betutu, Palembang

The development of brick production clusters in Talang Betutu has occurred in an unstructured manner, with many units located within residential areas. This condition creates environmental and infrastructural issues, including air pollution from combustion processes and road deterioration caused by heavy truck traffic. These problems indicate the absence of an effective spatial planning framework for organizing production activities. This study aims to develop a spatial design model for a brick production district based on circular economy principles by integrating material, energy, and water flows. A qualitative–quantitative approach is employed, combining Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Material Flow Analysis (MFA), field observations, and spatial morphology analysis. The findings reveal that the existing spatial configuration lacks clear production zoning, resulting in inefficient material flows and high transportation energy consumption. A productive circular landscape model is proposed through a linear production flow approach, organizing material, wet processing, drying, and energy zones. Excavation ponds are integrated as a water-based spatial structure to enhance resource efficiency and microclimate regulation. This model demonstrates potential to improve spatial efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and minimize infrastructure damage, while contributing a spatial design framework for circular small-scale industrial clusters