Settlement is a form of physical culture that is very important in human life. Its form is influenced by aspects of nature, human, house, network, social life and culture. These aspects form the characteristics of the settlements, which distinguish one from another. There are seven villages in Paminggir Subdistrict. These villages are settlements located on a large area of water known as Lake Panggang. Each village has the same form of settlement phenomenon because of being in the same environmental conditions. Based on the results of research conducted in three villages, the specific form of settlements tends to be influenced by the mindset of land space and river space on the water environment. These two concepts of space arise from the accumulation of understanding of the environmental conditions in which they live. This study describes the form of land space and river space in the perspective of the community in Paminggir Subdistrict and its influence on the direction of settlements development in these villages Keyword: land space, river space, living concept, Paminggir District