When you hear that someone’s an architect or a designer, odds are that you’re impressed. If you’re like us, you might imagine that they build gorgeous skyscrapers and meticulously work to elevate interiors to perfection. However, not all ‘pros’ are of the same caliber. Some look like they’re just winging it.
We’ve collected some of the top posts (read: biggest nightmares) from the r/BadArchitecture and r/ArchitectureFails subreddits to show you just how bad things can get. We’re not only talking about a lack of taste, some of these structural decisions are downright dangerous! Scroll down for some architectural madness. You’ll swear you’ve accidentally stumbled down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland…
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I Feel Like Something Is Missing
Control C + Control V X 10000000000
That’s Not A Kitchen Island. Kitchen Lagoon?
Start Small, And Then Just Expand! House In Cambodia
Stair
This House
I don't know what's worse, the weird mishmash of styles or the fact the pillars aren't on the corners.
This Flight Of Stairs Right Outside A Bedroom
Just A New Build Ground Floor Flat Facing A Busy Road
I Want To Understand... I Really Do
It's obviously deliberate, but why? Curtains won't hang right. The angled windows don't open by the look of it. When you go to resell you cut down the number of potential buyers drastically. And to top it off, it doesn't really look that great anyway.
Something About This Shower In My Old Childhood House
An Apartment In London That Has No Front Door. Just A Set Of Stairs Leading Up To A Window
There was no architect or engineer involved in here... I've seen this one before, the owner modified this in order to charge an obscene amount of money for rent. This article is so bad, on a lot of them there is no architect involved...
But Why?
Open plan gets pushed too far sometimes. I think it's ok to a point, but this has gone past that point.
Doors To ???
This Combination Staircase/Cellar/ Bathroom Gets Worse Every Second You Look At It
Stairs Straight To 1st Floor
Big Brain Roof Access Placement
This Thing On Bratislava Castle
I’m guessing they were renovating but then a bunch of people got annoyed because it was a part of history? I have no idea what I’m talking about so I may just be spouting nonsense
This Just P**ses Me Off
There's No Entrance To The Balcony Except For That Little Window
This Floor Plan Is A Dungeon
Why?
Feel Sorry For The Person Who Thought It Was A Fire Escape
Nice Job
The House Next Door #fail
How did this get to this level of completion without the plumbing inspector stopping it? It should have been spotted at the rough stage at the latest. There's faucets for a washing machine in that garage.
2bedroom House With A Balcony !
Just Why
What’s so bad about this? {Edit} Ohhhh I get it now thanks guys
Ugghhhh
Luxury Spanish Colonial Revival Prison Style Apartments
This Staris Gives Me The Creeps
Bathroom I Found In A Rundown Theatre
A Square House On Top Of A Tower ??
New Wall They Made At My Work
The Balconies Are Done Boss
Why
*clap*
This
An Outhouse In New Mexico (Tinted Red Because Of My Headlamp)
This isnt weird. Swedish outhoses traditionally often have 2-4 holes and going there was/is a social thing.
Seriously? Just “Y”? As A Designer This Is So Grating
Watch That First Step, It's A Doozy!
Seems Pretty Useless
Great Closet
This Door Makes Me Mad
Architect: "What Do You Want?" Me: "You Know The Graphics They Used On 80s Vhs Movies?" Architect: "Say No More."
When You Don’t Think All The Way Through Your Drainage System
Done on the cheap. The downpipe could have gone down into the kerb, then a right-angle exit to the gutter.
University Of The Arts. Chaco, Argentina
Bruh
Architecture At It's Peak
Ah Yes A Face Full Of Fence
Nice One
A Kid’s Sims Model Irl ?
seriously. They need to get flagged for a few months at least.
Load More Replies...I don't think any architect was ever involved in these atrocities, maybe the old window frames on the stone buildings, and even then it might have been a requirement from the historical buildings protection. Actually, with an architect all those wouldn't happen to begin with.
Exactly. This is more like a list of what happens if NO architect was involved.
Load More Replies...Hardly any of these horrors are the fault of architects or designers. What a c**p article.
I’ve seen a couple of old lists that have the same “architect fails” kind of title, yet it’s the same thing, where the architect isn’t probably at fault, it’s likely the builders or the fact no architect was involved
Load More Replies...seriously. They need to get flagged for a few months at least.
Load More Replies...I don't think any architect was ever involved in these atrocities, maybe the old window frames on the stone buildings, and even then it might have been a requirement from the historical buildings protection. Actually, with an architect all those wouldn't happen to begin with.
Exactly. This is more like a list of what happens if NO architect was involved.
Load More Replies...Hardly any of these horrors are the fault of architects or designers. What a c**p article.
I’ve seen a couple of old lists that have the same “architect fails” kind of title, yet it’s the same thing, where the architect isn’t probably at fault, it’s likely the builders or the fact no architect was involved
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