The hybrid building you describe sounds suspiciously like a shopping mall. Ugh--separate, difficult to get too, self-contained, lacking temporal and spatial connections to people, history, and place.

Personally, I like to ride in part to get away from people. On my bike I'm free to go almost anywhere in the city. I don't want to hang around cyclists--my racing days left a bad taste in my mouth.

You must be an architecture student. I was one once, too. Take a look at how to make the city more friendly and accessible to bicycles. A common mistake among architects is to focus on the building, instead of the spaces between buildings--that's where the opportunities for good, sustainable design are.