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“You Should Have Hired An Architect” Facebook Group Shares 30 Ways People Have Ruined Their Homes (New Pics)
If you want something done right, hire a professional. Otherwise, you might end up like the people who everyone is talking about in this Facebook group that’s all about questionable architectural decisions.
You Should Have Hired an Architect brings together people to discuss some of the more ridiculous manifestations of architecture caused by a clear absence of a professional.
And if any of this sounds familiar, it’s because it should as Bored Panda has featured this group not once, but twice.
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#1
This Is How I Solved The Common Bookshelf Corner Problem. It Also Solved The Very Tall Book Problem
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#2
Amsterdam's Homes Adorned With Whimsical Charm, Inspired By Zaandam's Enchanting And Eclectic Dwellings
#3
College House With An Emergency Slide Rather Than Stairs, Haha
#4
Someone Has A Sense Of Humor
#5
Average Person: “I Would Like A Useful Handrail To Help Me Safely Navigate The Stairs.” Shanghai Metro: “Go F Yourself.”
Hippopotamuses 2 years ago (edited)
Remember those games in takeaways where you had to follow the metal zig-zag with the metal hoop, without touching it? This is the life or death version of that game.
#6
Why The Tiny Windows And Excessive Stairs?
Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
This is one of the weirdest houses I think I've seen. The dormer without a window really sets it off.
#7
A Friendly Reminder For When We See Homes With Dust Shelves And Random Windows That You Can Never Reach, There Are People Who Find Use Cases For Them. Wondering How They Clean Up There, Robot Vac?
#8
Now…who In The World Thought This Carpet Was A Good Idea In This Hotel. We Are Staying At The Ameristar In Kansas City. When The Elevator Door Opened We Seriously Thought It Was A Crime Scene
#9
Just Had To Have An Island
#10
Awesome Container Home🏡🥰
#11
Uhmmm
#12
Another Stair Of The Pointy, Slice-Y Persuasion
#13
Third-Story Deck
#14
Well, They've Certainly Got Me Believing Everything Is Made Of Marble. Either That, Or We're At A Crime Scene. Someone, Please Make It Stop!
Norwegian_Panda🇳🇴 2 years ago
This is the worst kitchen I ever seen! Did they come up with this brilliant idea while being high or something? It’s so bad I can’t even look at it. Thought someone was murdered there at first! Straight out of a true crime episode.
#16
This Castle In Texas Is Still For Sale If You’re In The Market For A Kingdom
#17
This Bathroom Is In An Old Elevator Shaft. Cool, But No Thanks
#18
Again, With The Excessive Boob Lights
#19
So Beautiful
#20
Really Pushing That “Farmhouse” Vibe
#21
Habitat 67 Is A Housing Complex On The Saint Lawrence River In Montreal. Designed By Israeli-Canadian Architect Moshe Safdie, It Originated In His Master's Thesis In Architecture School, And Was Built For The 1967 Canadian World's Fair Called Expo 67. Safdie's Design Opened Up The Traditional High-Rise Apartment Building To Allow Natural Light Into All Four Sides Of A Dwelling And Gave Each Unit An Outdoor Garden Area, Almost Like A Single-Family House In The Sky
arthbach 2 years ago
It is a brilliant design, but not for Canada. One of the big benefits of apartment buildings is the apartments either side, top and bottom give thermal insulation, from the cold, and a lesser extent the heat. Some of these rooms will be far, far colder than they would have been if they had been built in a conventional way. In warmer countries, this design would work.
#22
It’s Funny, But I See So Much Stuff Put Into “Big” Ada Bathrooms That Negate All Of The Accessibility Features
#23
When Hgtv Gets A Hold Of A Historic House. These Are, Indeed, The Same House. Constructed In 1946 On Stage 12 At Universal
#24
Great Example Of When Lipstick On A Pig Doesn’t Work
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 years ago
Reminds me of Vera Duckworth’s cladding in Coronation Street. Looked much better before
#25
Turns Out That Partially Filling In Two-Story Foyers Isn’t Great Either
Emily Busch 2 years ago
If they replace the finished walls and pictures with bookcases and filled them with books...it would be a readers dream space
#26
Me: Adds “Dog Stair” To List Of Potential House Features
#27
I Think We Messed Up
#28
This Is In One Of The Bathrooms Of An 1840 Almost $2 Million Beautiful Federal Home In Virginia. The Rest Of The House Is Museum Worthy! But This Little Feature Here Has Me Completely Puzzled!
llama • she/her 2 years ago
it's a privacy shield for when your dog follows you into the bathroom
#29
This Door Is Always Open
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 years ago
Measure twice, cut one. They probably didn’t use bananas for scale.
#30
Not Ai- This Is A Very Real House By John Lautner
#31
I Used To Pass By This House On My Way To A Previous Job And I Couldn't Not Look At It Every Time. I Just...why? It Is Saved On My Computer As Awful.jpg
#32
Circular Bathrooms May Be Worse Than Circular Kitchens
#33
Wow. Just… Wow
#34
Bed, Bath And Beyond
#35
I Had No Idea Kansas City Was This Glam In The 70s
#36
That’s Very, Um, Custom
#37
An Elevating Dining Table Is An Odd Flex
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 years ago
Is that a platform that rises up to the view? Looking at the marks in the carpet below it…
#38
Man Shows Up To His Airbnb To Find The Entire House To Be Built Inside A Barn. This Is An Actual Airbnb In Bay Port, Michigan
#39
What’s Behind This Door?
#40
In Our Air Bnb. Bathroom/Main Entrance To House. Can't Make This Stuff Up. Also Has Another Door Into A Bedroom In Case The Exterior Door Doesn't Make You Uncomfortable Enough
staceybeaverhausen 2 years ago
i live in Florida. not uncommon at all to have a bathroom with an outside door that leads to the backyard/pool. makes sense so youre not dripping water throught the house to go to the bathroom
#41
Hope You’re Not Afraid Of Heights
#42
I Can't Quite Figure Out The Method Of Entry
#43
I Hate It When Agents And Homeowners Don’t Straighten The House Before I Arrive…
Hippopotamuses 2 years ago (edited)
According to Google Lens, this is tornado damage in Florida. Amazing how precise and focused some tornadoes can be.
#44
Airbnb In The Backrooms (New Orleans, Louisiana)
#45
Can Anyone Take A Guess As To What Is Going On Here?
#46
Boston City Hall - Brutalist But With Something A Bit More Inviting To The Eye
#47
Thought This Group Might Enjoy Some “Gorgeous Tudor Architecture…”
#48
Apparently They Changed Their Mind About Having A View
#49
Talk About A Glitch In The Simulation We’re Living In
Jeremy Callahan 2 years ago
Judging by the pile of materials, this is not complete. Likely will have a roof that overlaps the house roof.
#50
$47 Million House And The Front Looks Like This
#51
Ceilings Shouldn’t Be This Hard
#52
Functionally, It’s Probably Pretty Great, But Aesthetically It Makes Me Twitchy
#53
Before And After Renovations Of The James Scott Mansion Built In 1897 In Detroit, Mi
#54
That Floor To Floor Height Is Something
#56
Vacation Cottage Rental In Northeastern Us. Everything Looks Great Until You Get To This:
#57
Nothing Says Luxury Bath Like Rusty Chain And Rotten Wood!
#58
That Little Garage Pediment, Though…
#60
I'm Mostly Just Impressed With The Tiny Gutter And Downspout
#61
This Was A House We Looked At. They Made A Big Deal About This Being A “Builder’s Own Home”. The Pendant And Chandelier Weren’t The Only Super Odd Things
#62
I Need More Inaccessible Foyer Memes
#63
Maybe Just Hire A Better Carpenter
#64
I’m Assume It’ A Basement, But Still
#65
Rustic
Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
It looks like the builder found somewhere to hide at least some of his empty vodka bottles.
#66
Is That A Well?
#67
As An Architect, I Have Specified A Lot Of Door Hardware. Needless To Say, I Have Questions About This Push-Plate In A Smallish Public Restroom. (Seems A Bit Excessive, Doesn’t It???)
Norm Gilmore 2 years ago
Someones covering up a hole that's been smashed into the door. And that door is filthy...
#68
It's #trashtalktuesday! This Week, Let's Examine The Never Occupied Ryugyong Hotel In North Korea By Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers. What Do You Think? Note: If You Are Unaware Of This Hotel, Dubbed The "Hotel Of Doom," Google The Story- It's Fascinating
Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
What building? There's no building there. Ask anyone in Pyongyang. They'll tell you there's no building there!
#69
Something’s Off… 🤔
Jeremy Callahan 2 years ago
It's the model home for a new development. They leave the driveway off so customers don't park there and ruin the aesthetic.
#70
Not Just A Dust Ledge... It's A Dust Ledge With A Cubbyhole
Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
I thought that was a real stained-glass window. Until I saw the chain.
#71
How To Ruin A Window: Curtains That Are Fixed To The Wall, Are Not Wide Enough To Cover The Window, Are Puddling Just A Wee Bit, And Have No Relationship With The Height Of Anything Else In The Room
#72
I'm Buying This House And I'm Not A Fan Of The Jacuzzi Tub In The Middle Of The Room. Can Someone Cover It Up And Add A Shower To The Right Hand Side. Please And Thank You
#73
Hmmm…
#74
Thoughts?
#75
Principal: These Damn Kids Keep Climbing The Flying Buttress! Public Works: We’re On It! It:
#76
I Mean…
Cristina Milici 2 years ago
This is the most beautiful catolic church in Romania. It'sa wonder they were allowed to build it in the 1970s (then comunist Romania). Look at this gallery: https://e-zeppelin.ro/istoria-acum/fackelmann-biserica-catolica-orsova-1976/fotoreportaj-stefan-tuchila/
#77
You’re Doing A Remodel And Then You Come Across This Scenario. What Are Your Thoughts On What Happened?!? 🙈🙈🙈
Superb Owl 2 years ago
They wanted a wall instead of a door there, but made it so that their decision can be easily reversed. A smart move in an old house if you ask me. Could also be conserved, so you are not allowed to make permanent changes to the layout or structure.
#78
I Just Saw Her Smiling At Her Cross The Street Window. This Morning We Are In The Same House
#79
When You Don't Have Enough Space For Stairs! 💡 Brilliant Child Friendly Space With An Observatory Tower Incorporated By Arch. Hiroshi Okamoto
#80
That Is Commitment To The Bit
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Rahul Pawa 2 years ago
As a single list, this is a confusing mess. Some are brilliant design ideas, some are terrible, and some are people nitpicking at insignificant details.
Rahul Pawa 2 years ago
As a single list, this is a confusing mess. Some are brilliant design ideas, some are terrible, and some are people nitpicking at insignificant details.
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