Craters and Pin-Point Punctures

Can it be possible that such opposing architecture is created from the same incubator? Referencing Koolhaas' essay on Bigness and Atelier Bow-Wow's study on Tokyo's urban fabric in Made in Tokyo, two wholly related yet contradictory architectural phenomena are juxtaposed. Koolhaas discusses an architecture derived from the opulence and huge scale of existing works, projects made possible by the economic bounty of the megalopolis and technological advancements that make vertical habitation possible. The works he proposes know no limit to scale or program, and their relationship to context is, as he puts it, "fuck context." Despite this dismissal of context, these structures rely on the density of their context to make them relevant. They require a constant flow of goods and services to remain stocked.
Bow-Wow's study identifies pin-point sized works in Tokyo, which again are irrelevant outside the megalopolis. They examine the architecture that oozes into the gaps of the urban fabric, binding it together with neon and noise. From the outside, the are the antithesis of their compatriot city-dweller, the Big Building.
Each serve a purpose within the complexities of the city. Without Bigness, the city would spread boundlessly, with no orientation or direction. Bigness provides dense built landscapes with reference points and much needed square footage. Without pin-points, the city would have no fabric. A series of monoliths would dominate with no stickiness to hold it together. Their scale may be different, but they both make an impact.