Al-Hikmah University Journal

The study proposed a prototype planting plan design for residential building with selected shrubs and trees for physical well-being of the occupants. Five different quadrats of 2m by 2m were established for each species using line transect for the determination of frequency value. Design process was based on the concept of ecological landscape design, used as determinants in the formulation of floor plan, elevation plan, animation production and perspective of the prototype residential building design with plants. Introduction of shape grammar to computer software application packages - Auto-Cad 2018 was used to developing a system for interactive manipulation of architectural floor, site layout, elevation and perspective plans. The study conclude that the prototype residential building designed  with plants ranged from site layout plan, building, elevation and perspective drawing using plant species Codiaeumvariegatum and Ficusbenjaminaas less varieties and more repetition species and Auricariaheterophylla, Mussaendaerythrophylla, and Acalyphawilkesianaas more varieties and less repetition species. Plant species family of Euphorbiaceae out of 4 families would be good candidates for aesthetic and air quality improvement, while the families of Moraceae, Rubiaceae and Araucariaceae would be good candidate for physical health and well-being of the occupant.