BUTULAN � JEPITAN DI KAMPUNG KAUMAN YOGYAKARTA

Kauman Village, Jogjakarta, is located in the west of Jogjakarta�s Agung Mosque. The old settlement, formed at the same time Agung Mosque was build, was intended for the qaums or high ranking religion court servants of Jogjakarta Sultanate. Kauman Village and its spatial element is an embodiment of Javanese and Islamic Culture as it has a specific shape and configuration with the presence of butulan and jepitan which connect house to house. Nowadays, butulan and jepitan are rarely seen along with the development of spatial and socio-culture of the community. This research used grounded theory method, which is a qualitative research method which develops theories inductively from a series of empirical field data. Data analysis used a procedure called data coding and conceptualization to reveal the physical arrangement, purpose, and function of butulan � jepitan in Kauman Village. Butulan from the word mbutul means �through� is a passage door, which is a door that connects from house to house. There are two ways of connection in butulan: (1) Direct Butulan, through a direct opening to neighboring buildin