In Malaysia, awareness, interest and realization among the public towards urban conservation are still few. Recently, it has only become an important agenda in heritage cities of Malacca and Penang that are being listed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. Government, private and charitable organizations have started taking part in conserving and preserving the heritages. However, conservation guidelines, practices and development planning are mostly being concentrated on the Core Zone, and creating a negligence to the Buffer Zone, bringing issues to the historical environment, heritage buildings and kampung in the city. Realizing this phenomenon, this study has been carried out in order to illustrate the present situation of urban conservation in Malacca City along with the urban morphology, focusing on the Buffer Zone areas. Kampung Banda Kaba, Kampung Jawa and Kampung Bukit China are chosen as study field representing kampung areas in Buffer Zone. The aim objective of this study is to reveal the historical value of Buffer Zone areas, the heritage buildings within the area, and the survival of Malay community in the city despite the surrounding’s urbanization. By carrying out site investigations, interviews and studying from the old maps and documents, the study aims to find solutions for the urban issues occurring in Buffer Zone, and to provide a greater conservation guideline for the areas.