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35 Architects Who Did Not Think Their Projects Through, Shared On This Twitter Page
When you have a planner drafting your house, a roof over your head is the bare minimum you expect. I wouldn’t call a set of windows a luxury either. But in reality, even in the most precise universe of architecture and engineering, errors happen. And the results are the monstrosities you’re about to see.
Thanks to the Twitter page “Bad Planning,” we have quite a split collection to look at. The page sarcastically describes itself as “a celebration of all the ‘smelly’ stuff imposed on our environment.” It adds that: “Perpetrated by Architects, Planners, Surveyors, Engineers & other environmental ne’er do wells.” Whoever created this page appears genuinely unforgiving.
Get ready to meet ‘Fencemageddon,’ heaters rising up the stairway, the house of all the planet’s windows, and other peculiar specimens. Scroll down, enjoy and upvote your favorites as you go!
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In order to find out how bad planning and design examples like these end up in public and private spaces, we have to break down where they start from. Maybe it’s a client who ordered a questionable design and turned it into reality. Maybe it’s a designer who forgot the functional part of the design. Or it may well be the planners who didn’t take what was needed into account.
“We never realize how much even the smallest detail can affect our everyday lifestyle,” Laura Vanagaite, a Portugal-based graphic designer, told Bored Panda. She shared a couple of insights of what happens and why when objects, buildings, and spaces are designed with such big flaws. “Every single object we use from the morning until the night is designed specifically on how it is supposed to be. But that is not always the case. Functionality is the number one rule in the design and architecture world,” Laura explained.
“But sometimes,” Laura said, “some creative choices are made that make the function not the priority.” And that is where the confusion happens. “From what we have seen in the past, some design solutions are made without thinking of the actual client, a person that will use the product. It applies to everything: website or app design, interior design, furniture, architecture and spatial planning.”
Laura also said that if any of the end product is made without thinking much about the user, it loses its value. “For example, a person downloads an app, it looks nice, the design is modern, it looks beautifully done, but the letters are done in a light color and it is hard to understand what information needs to be filled in. The client gets annoyed and decides to delete the app. In this case, the designer should have thought about the app function and how user-friendly it would be.”
“Another example can be spatial planning,” the graphic designer said. “Let's say that the architects were hired to create a modern working space for a tech company. The finished result looks modern, innovative and... not enough space for the workers to sit properly. Sitting areas are a crucial part of offices because the physical health of the workers determines how productive they will be.”
It's just a new estate, I'm not sure what the issue is. This is normal for the UK.
The fact that you're not sure what the issue is, is the issue.
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Also, the "shortcut" from Shaun of the Dead, another Edgar Wright masterpiece.
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what's the problem? sure it looks ugly, but all new estates look like this. everyone wants a fence. they are standard, and a good fence makes good neighbours.
It doesn't have to be ugly, Sarah! That's the problem!
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This is just the perspective. I bet these are row houses or whatever you call them.
townhouses? or do they call them something different in the UK?
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In the States, we do our mazes with corn. But then, they’re only available at the end of the growing season. These can be used all year long. Brilliant !
This probably looks fine from inside one of the houses. At least they have some privacy in their own yards AND they got a tall fence rather than the usual three wire fence that is often used.
So you get a backyard and you get a backyard and you get a backyard....just do not look over the fence and you will be just fine
I think I can claim that petty mess of green handkerchiefs and fortress walls for the UK!
Probably all connected to rows of ticky tacky houses - pink ticky tacky ones.
If I lived here, I’d live in constant fear of suddenly standing eye to eye with Pac-Man. Even if he’s the good guy, he DOES eat or attack everything he ever comes across in a maze situation.
Kinda typical English flat backyard, isn't it? Except everyone wants privacy. Never been, but I've seen them in old English movies. No fences, unless it was a garden.
I've lived in a place that was similar. They were two different roads that ended up making a giant square and all the backyards were connected like this. It looks better than this though. This is depressing.
Kindergartners Make Fence With Novelty Sized Popsicle Sticks...film at 11!
Once this weathers a bit, it would look a lot like a cattle operation I think... chutes to move livestock safely from one area to another.
It's no longer sold in the UK. Generally with new builds it's left for the owners to paint. There's a trend for different coloured fence paint currently.
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No one would buy them if they did that. People want their own private space for their kids to play and pets to use, to invite their friends to. Also, it's likely that there is also a central green area on the development.
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No, not really. What you see are several back gardens side by side plus the ones of the houses opposite and to the side. The house on the left is a row house, that's why there are so many fences. Several gardens next to each other. The perspective of the photo isn't helping.
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I'm pretty sure fence panels in the Uk are pre treated against the weather and don't need painting for a year or so. Creosote isn't legal here anymore ( for maybe a decade) because it's so bad for the environment. There are plenty of other options for treating wood panels though.
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According to Laura, these types of mistakes can be found in every area: “maybe the logo was wrongly designed and did not reflect the values of the company, maybe the cutlery was designed without thinking about whether left-handed people would be able to use it.”
She also stressed the fact that every designer should think first about the function and the person who will be using the product. “Whether it is a simple app or a huge architectural building, you as the professional should ask ‘What does the client need and what issues do I need to solve to make it easier for them to use it?’” Laura concluded.
In my language, it's the Devil who is in the details. We always try to see the bad in every thing, to see the clouds behind the silver lining, in order to be prepared for when the smallest defect in the greatest plan will make everything backfire and fail miserably.
We call this bedroom, “the wind catcher”. Lively during storms.
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I ended up having to look at older farmhouses and cabins after this to see good architecture and style.
One of them actually made my eyes all wonky which made mean little nauseous.
Load More Replies... This is named inappropriately. Should say, “what happens when no one was willing to fork over money for an actual architect.”
I think a better title is what happens when you hire a terrible contractor. Most of these photos are not because of the Architect - they are either a terrible contractor or people with bad taste in renovating.
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I'm far more concerned with the floor plan than I am with the exterior. So many newer houses seem as thought they weren't designed to actually be lived in.
Every building project should be submitted to Prince Charles for approval, in order to avoid... All that s**t.
I ended up having to look at older farmhouses and cabins after this to see good architecture and style.
One of them actually made my eyes all wonky which made mean little nauseous.
Load More Replies... This is named inappropriately. Should say, “what happens when no one was willing to fork over money for an actual architect.”
I think a better title is what happens when you hire a terrible contractor. Most of these photos are not because of the Architect - they are either a terrible contractor or people with bad taste in renovating.
Load More Replies... I'm far more concerned with the floor plan than I am with the exterior. So many newer houses seem as thought they weren't designed to actually be lived in.
Every building project should be submitted to Prince Charles for approval, in order to avoid... All that s**t.
