Exploring Human Oriented Design in Selected Botanical Gardens in Malaysia

Today, the functions of botanical gardens have greatly expanded from just preserving the plant biodiversity to creating aesthetically pleasing refuges from modern life. A study is carried out to investigate human oriented design of the landscape of two prominent botanical gardens in Malaysia. The objectives of this paper are 1) to analyse the users’ references to some selected landscape design in both botanical gardens, 2) to study the benefits of human oriented design to the users. The natural elements blending together with the manmade elements increased the preferences of users.