Page | 1 ©2021 International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies ISSN 2228-9860 eISSN 1906-9642 CODEN: ITJEA8 International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies http://TuEngr.com Spatial Arrangement Analysis of Kampung Bintawa Hilir in Sarawak Mohd. Anis Yaziq bin Alimin 1 , Lek Heng Chan 1 , Ahmad Sanusi Hassan 1* , Yasser Arab 1 , Boonsap Witchayangkoon 2 , Joesron Alie Syahbana 3 1 School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, THAILAND 3 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University, Semarang, INDONESIA. *Corresponding Author (Tel: +60 4 6576523. Email: sanusi @ usm.my) Paper ID: 12A2K Volume 12 Issue 2 Received 02 October 2020 Received in revised form 01 December 2020 Accepted 04 December 2020 Available online 08 December 2020 Keywords: Traditional Malay Settlement; Kuching; River village; Riverfront; Urban design; City node; Tertiary Landmark; Religious landmark; Urban design elements; City path. Abstract This research discusses and identifies our case study's spatial arrangement at Kampung Bintawa Hilir in Kuching, Sarawak. The paper applies the qualitative research method by compiling information through a series of site vis its, observations and interviews. The observers perceive their surrounding urban design elements. The noticeable elements may slightly differ from one to other observers, but they are collectively perceived with similar perspectives. The result shows that the district is the dominant urban design element that influences the village's path patterns, compared to the quality of nodes not as prominent as other urban design elements. The exiting nodes are only highlighted by less critical elements that are not e asily identifiable through observation. They are only identifiable through the perception of localities. There is no open space or plaza within the village that could create a significant node. In short, the finding shows that the combination of urban desi gn elements is considered satisfactory in highlighting the identity of Kampung Bintawa Hilir. Disciplinary: Architectural Science and Urban Planning, Heritage Studies , Urban Development. ©2021 INT TRANS J ENG MANAG SCI TECH. Cite This Article: Alimin, M. A. Y. B., Chan, L. H., Hassan, A. S., Arab, Y., Witchayangkoon, B., Syahbana, J. A. (2021). Spatial Arrangement Analysis of Kampung Bintawa Hilir in Sarawak. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 12(2), 12A2K, 1-15. http://TUENGR.COM/V12/12A2K.pdf DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2021.32 1 Introduction Sarawak was a south-western district of the Brunei Sultanate that sited along a northern coastal stretch of Borneo during the early nineteenth century. Kuching was one of the several Malay kampung situated inland of the swampy tidal basin at the Sarawak River. During the 1840s