Oriental GardenProposed an Oriental Garden in Tasik USM. An Oriental Garden would appear to be element of an informal garden but in a reality Oriental Garden is a very purposeful spatial arrangement with shrubs, trees, rocks and garden element. An Oriental Garden constantly changing views as one walks from space to space, coupled with thoughtfully placed water, plants and rocks to convey visual serenity. An Oriental Garden fully of deep meanings and symbolism.
In western Oriental Garden, a gardener will use colorful flower and shrubs to design an Oriental Garden. In Asian, gardeners concentrate on the using rock, stone, trees, plants, bridge, water and waterfall. In Traditional Oriental style garden containing maples, pines, and bamboo pruned in the traditional Bonsai style.
An oriental garden requires four basic elements that is water, light, earth and air. Water can be incorporated in various ways like from creating a pond to adding a wooden bucket filled with water to reflect light and provide a feeling of tranquility. Add light with electric lamps or candles, or reflect light from shiny surfaces. Earth is represented by rocks and plants. Air can be represented with open branch patterns that allow you to view the sky.
The purpose of an Oriental Garden is to capture nature and become a quite place for refection or meditation.
Design ConceptIn this proposal, rectilinear-45 design approach is choosing to design an Oriental Garden in USM. A rectilinear-45 design approach introduces vertical, horizontal, and 45-degree lines on a square grid. The characteristics of rectilinear-45 design approach is dynamic, active, exciting, bold, intense, jagged, strong, vigorous, various, tense, fast, and connecting.
The concept of Oriental Garden in USM is “Concentrative”. “Concentrative” means focusing on an object or giving attention and thinking. The purposes using “Concentrative” as a concept in this design is to create a focus point or a landmark of USM. Concept “Concentrative” is to encourage students to enjoy a nature views and to release pressure or stress. It is welcoming everyone to this garden. It is also a centre point for gathering, meeting, and discussion.
In the design, Tasik USM will divide into 2 categories. First is relaxing area or education area in Tasik Aman and second is activity area in Tasik Harapan. The design relaxing area in Tasik Aman is more to nature view and relaxing. Rock garden, floating gazebo and Relaxing garden are in Tasik Aman. Activity like canoe, flying fox and play ground are in Tasik Harapan.
Arrangment in Tasik USMConstruct floating gazebo in the central Tasik Aman is for viewing bird and fish feeding. Tasik Aman is a good location to construct floating gazebo. According to the source from Library II, Bahagian Arkit-A thesis done by Mohd Faizul Bin Desa (Kajian Komuniti Burung di Tasik USM, Minden. Tasik Aman has 50 species of birds and divides into 2 group. One is migrant and another one is permanent residential. With this 50 species bird, Tasik Aman is a potensial place to be a bird sanctuary for viewing and reasearch.
Construction material for floating gazebo is without any kind of zinc material. Natural material will be use to construction the gazebo. Wood and atap nipah is the best material to construct the floating gazebo and the base construction of gazebo is concrete.

The design of Rock garden with paving is to balance the greenish area in Tasik Aman. The greenish area is empty and without any canopy of the tree and very hot when under the sunny day. To recover this problem, designing rock garden with paving is to balance the greenish color.

Proposed a Relaxing garden Behind the Hostel Fajar Harapan. This garden can be a several function like seating area, discussion area and outdoor education area.

In Tasik Harapan will propose an activity area. The activity area proposed in Tasik Harapan is because Tasik Harapan is near to the mosque area with many people when in praying time. Children can enjoy they time while they parent in the mosque. In the evening time most of USM students and children will have fun in here with football and others activity.