jakarta really got me to think about the fractal nature of cities - there are fewer large-scale streets, more medium-scale, and many small-scale. It stands to reason the buildings associated with these street scales will be of that scale. this is true in most cases, though "breakage" of the rule can be found. more on breakage in a separate post.
[XL] multi-lane avenue - sudirman / tamrin on car-free sunday
<pedestrian overpasses and spec office towers>
[XL] multi-lane avenue - sudirman / tamrin on a normal day (relegated to the sidewalk)
<fence - people - motorbikes - autos - bus - autos - motorbikes - people - fence>
[L] wide two-way street - bendungan hilir (aka benhil)
<dearth of sidewalks and plethora of electrical wiring>
[M] wide one-way street in a kampong
[S] pedestrian lane in a kampong
