Daily needs stores in the collective memory and living heritage of Malioboro, Yogyakarta city, Indonesia

Retail stores selling daily necessities, which operated in Malioboro, Yogyakarta between 1950 and 2010, constitute a significant part of the area's collective memory and contribute to its multicultural folk heritage. This finding highlights the importance of preserving intangible cultural elements alongside tangible ones in this UNESCO-recognized cosmological axis. The study employed qualitative methods including observation, semi-structured interviews, and cognitive mapping with 27 informants from nine subdistricts around Malioboro. It reveals how elderly residents' narratives shape Malioboro's living heritage, emphasizing the need for a commodity-based spatial configuration that balances daily needs and tourism-related products to support both heritage preservation and commercial sustainability.

Pramitasari, D., Anggi, M., Isnaemi, L. D., & Gultom, Y. Z. (2025). Daily needs stores in the collective memory and living heritage of Malioboro, Yogyakarta city, Indonesia. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 25(5), 4507–4522. https://doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2025.2540081