I've always wondering why can't some architects build small, twisted, imperfect, or maybe just small. In particular, in Japan here are lots of older buildings

I've always wondering why can't some architects build small, twisted, imperfect, or maybe just small. In particular, in Japan here are lots of older buildings or collections of buildings with tiny businesses. At some point developers come in, bulldoze the place, put up a high-rise building. The bottom 1-3 floors of the building have shops, but they are all 4x larger than the shops they displaced. The result is those shops end up being 90% chain stores such that there's now nothing drawing anyone to the new building (well, there are tenants). My wish is that some architect would break with convention, build the bottom 1-3 floors with tiny spaces and then be hailed as the new fashion in architecture and see it spread. Sure it's not the old imperfection, but I'd hope given smaller spaces you'd get the variety that was there before. As an example here's a spot in Shibuya in 2009 https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6628366,139.7024402,3a,75y,137.32h,96.38t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sZPynZNkVZTFD4y1NeQFJpQ!2e0!5s20091101T000000!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6628366,139.7024402,3a,75y,1... You should be able to move the timeline to 2022 and see it now. Before there were 10 tiny indie businesses. Now there is 2 chain restaurants, 1 chain supermarket, one chain clothing store. (though at least they have 3 varying food trucks for lunch) OTOH, I personally love much modern architecture.