30 Construction Solutions That Don’t Solve Problems, Only Create Them, As Shared By This Instagram Account (New Pics)
Many of us instinctively know whether a design is good and user-friendly or if it’s something clobbered together at the last minute without much thought for aesthetics, the future, or our poor artistic feelings. However, some home design ‘solutions’ are so problematic, they deserve to be named and shamed far and wide.
That’s where the Russian ‘Typical Rykozhop’ project on Instagram comes in. The account documents the most egregious design and construction decisions that would make any design major’s jaw drop (watch some of them faint, too!). Scroll down for the best of the truly worst (or is that the worst of the worst?) and upvote the design solutions that you simply love to hate, dear Pandas.
If you’re in the mood for some more horrifying home aesthetics, awful craftsmanship, and attempts to make things fit, then you’re more than welcome to browse Bored Panda’s first article about ‘Typical Rykozhop’ right here. It’s the perfect lesson about what not to do.
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For some reason, the ‘Typical Rykozhop’ Instagram account appears to have been recently deactivated. We’re not sure about the reason, but we’re hoping it comes back online to entertain all of us with its design spookiness in the near future.
Tim Antoniuk, an Associate Professor of Design Studies at the University of Alberta, previously spoke to Bored Panda about design projects, who’s responsible for the final vision of a home during building, and how important communication is.
According to Tim, the designer in charge of the building project has to make sure that their and their client’s vision is focused and becomes reality. That’s why it’s vital to communicate very clearly and avoid any ‘fuzziness’ or leave room for too many interpretations.
"Certainly, this is frustrating and it puts extra pressure on the designer, but everything, in my view, rests in the designer's hand. This is why some of the most outstanding designers in the world have such a deep knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, of the problems that can happen during installation,” Tim explained to Bored Panda about the important role that designers play during projects. Their responsibilities go deeper than some of us would think at first glance.
Please use the toilet with your legs placed on the left. Also, please be nice to shift a little for proper access to the rest
Omg, this reminds me of one of my horrible toilet dreams where I can't find a suitable toilet to use.
I can relate so much!! I see so often dreams where I'm desperately looking for a toilet, or there is a toilet but people are looking at me.... it's the most common dream i see when I'm very stressed
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The awkward shuffle past other cinemagoers has officially been beaten
What the hell is that rag on the first toilet used for - and someone point out where the toilet paper is PLEASE!
WHY WOULD U HAVE NOT 1 NOT 2 BUT 4 TOILETS IN ONE PLACE WITH NO LEGROOM!?! someone explain this catastrophic design
Maybe they're just deposited there? I refuse to believe those are actually mounted and people are using them...
Isn't this a Saw trap? Hello, I want to play a game. All of you had Taco Bell for lunch..
That brown towel is the scariest part. I don't see a roll of TP.
This is when I open the bathroom door and immediately negotiate with my bladder that I don't really have to "go", big nope
I can't figure out where the floor is... Then I realised I don't want to see it.
When you notify someone you wish to use the toilet, you will be airlifted in. And then out.
Reminds me of a public toilet in Wales that I visited once. There was a sign on one wall which stated STOP AND DRAIN C***S. Do these people really need instructions?
But wouldn’t it have been AWESOME if they had just done a knee-height cut out all along the opposing wall?
I thought movie theater aisles were tight having to get by others to your seat.
How did this installation happen? Noone stopped is this a toilet testing room?
Worse than trying to leave a row at a movie theater with everyone sitting in your way
This happens when you don`t want to throw away perfectly good toilets.
"It's hard, but that's why the best designers get paid so well for their outstanding work. They do great design/aesthetic work, but they also create efficiencies and they foresee and spot (some) problems from happening,” the design expert said.
I don't really mind the wall, it's just pattern, but why are the shower curtain so low?
However good you might be, it’s still impossible to plan for everything. Sooner or later, something will go wrong. But a way to make as few mistakes from happening as possible is by keeping the builders on your side. "Many jobs cannot just stop because a designer is not onsite or is not able to be reached. That said, builders need to honor the designer's vision, but again, if there is 'fuzziness' in the drawings or plans, decisions will be made by people that we may not want to make them."
According to Tim, a good project comes together when builders follow through with the designer’s vision, there’s ample communication, there are great drawings and visuals, and the designer is “exceptionally” well-educated in construction. "We exist in a field that is ever-changing with the introduction of new materials, new construction requirements, and restrictions," the expert noted.
The bedrock of everything, though, is cheesy but tested and true: clear and honest communication. "It is simple to say, but communication and having an outstanding relationship with the builder is critically important. At 'Architure,' we constantly visit and hang out with the Trades. We like to talk with the people that have 'boots-on-the-ground.' These are the people that are literally building our products and spaces. If you piss these guys off, treat them poorly, or don't communicate well, they can ruin a project. It may sound flippant, but we see these people as our partners."
I suppose you could put a corner shelf in and make it a feature. Put a pretty throw rug over the massive hole and voila!
A bit earlier, Tim went into more depth about good and bad designs with Bored Panda. "Quite often, this relates to ergonomics and the usability or functionality of the products and services and systems. Having said that, I think far too many people expect poor design that doesn’t really work well," he said.
Tim believes that good design is “intuitive, deeply sympathetic and empathetic to the user at all levels, and at some level, it is emotional.” According to him, good design “is a catalyst for giving us feelings.” The expert added that we can learn how to create high-quality and good designs, as it’s a skill like any other. However, we should, first of all, unlearn any bad skills that we’ve made a habit of.
Large white is waste pipe from toilets, sinks etc. Blue pipe is cold water feed. Insulated pipes are probably central heating feeds. I'm worried about how the main sewage pipe is patched using screw bands and a piece of cut pipe
In the cold part of Europe we have coil-pipes in the bathrooms (we call them "snakies" 🐍). I suppose this was a DIY attempt?
Note: this post originally had 48 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I think most of these were really finished works and I mean this in the worst way!
Some of these appear to be other countries. Maybe they do not have the same materials available?
Actually most of these pics appear to be from less privileged houses in third world countries. I believe that these kind of posts clearly show that privileged countries identify their way as the proper way.
This is a fine collection of proof that many human beings were conceived in "what goes wrong when bloodlines breed" or "when alcohol is involved".
I had to quit reading - this was kicking my OCD into overdrive.
How it was supposed to look. 1635868359...1675ec.jpg 
we've got two construction problems on the way to my school. the first one is the road construction they've been working on for over a year, this week they put up a time line, and the finish goal is summer 2022. the other one being some sort of broken telephone pole. there solution? a truck.
Wow... We are used to the "make money easily" scam, but the witchcraft cult is a whole new level.
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I think most of these were really finished works and I mean this in the worst way!
Some of these appear to be other countries. Maybe they do not have the same materials available?
Actually most of these pics appear to be from less privileged houses in third world countries. I believe that these kind of posts clearly show that privileged countries identify their way as the proper way.
This is a fine collection of proof that many human beings were conceived in "what goes wrong when bloodlines breed" or "when alcohol is involved".
I had to quit reading - this was kicking my OCD into overdrive.
How it was supposed to look. 1635868359...1675ec.jpg
we've got two construction problems on the way to my school. the first one is the road construction they've been working on for over a year, this week they put up a time line, and the finish goal is summer 2022. the other one being some sort of broken telephone pole. there solution? a truck.
Wow... We are used to the "make money easily" scam, but the witchcraft cult is a whole new level.
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