40 Public Interior Design Fails So Atrocious, The People Behind Them Should Be Ashamed (New Pics)
Design is all about striking a balance between practicality and aesthetics. That sentiment is even more true for public spaces: functionality might trump the visuals of a space. Sadly, not every designer sticks to these core principles, hence why we sometimes get questionable but hilarious fails.
This time, we've put together a list of the most disappointing design decisions in public places that might have many of you asking: "Who came up with this?" Bathrooms with no doors, non-functioning recycling trashcans, seats with a blocked view, and other absurd fails await you down below!
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Those Are Stairs
And a notice of non-renewal when your insurance company finds out what the stairs look like.
Load More Replies...Every Waste Can In This Entire Major City's Hospital Is A Lie
In NY, they impose draconians fees against people who don;t properly rinse out their recyclables, and then dispose 100% of the "recyclable" material anyway. This is the same state that went from putting plastic straws in paper wrappers to putting paper straws in plastic wrappers.
Load More Replies...5%-9% of world's plastic gets recycled, this is an accurate reflection of that statistic
Yeah, but not really. According to the bin in this photo, NOTHING gets recycled. (Or maybe we should be optimistic and assume everything gets recycled? Na-aaah!)
Load More Replies...Recycling bins in NZ are fake. The plastic waste is put in a different part of the rubbish dump. The paper and cardboard could be recycled and is if it's the 'right' stuff. Most of our plastic was sold to other countries that shut down outside recycling during covid. It's one gigantic have that our country is lead to believe.
it's easier to make 1 standard lid than 2 separate ones and then have to figure out which goes where. In this case the lid will fit both a bin that has separate compartments and the standard bin. The same reason you see braille on drive-up ATM machines.
You think that's bad, January 2021 the hospital in Roanoke VA had someone collecting masks from people leaving, refolding them and handing them back out. My son as he was leaving asked why the person was collecting them and the person told him this so my son dropped in on the ground, twisted his boot on it ripping it to shreds, picked it up and handed it to the person and told them to reuse that. He also found a truck stop doing the same thing.
If Only There Was A Way To Number Apartments So You Can Tell What Floor They Are On
This happens more often than you imagine (parcel delivery here). For two buildings I lovingly call "das Haus, das Verrückte macht" (the house that makes you go crazy/ watch "The twelve tasks of Asterix"/"Asterix erobert Rom" ) I even made a sketch/map to remember (and copied it for my coworkers). Building A has fourteen (!) main doors. Building B has "only" 2 main doors, but 5 floors, like in floor 3 are apartments NR. 33-47 AND NR. 68-69. It doesn't make sense...
I'm sure the local fire brigade would be rapt with this. 'Where's the fire?'... 'Room 43'...'Right guys. Head up to the fourth floor'
Where I live this is quite normal. Hotels have a floor system because the property itself is only 1 address. Apartments all have their own number that's determined by where along the street they are. Blocks here don't have their own designation.
Left over from the Gilded Age, when all the huge houses were turned into apartments.
If they went up successively like 1,2,3 but not skipping to hundreds each time id get it but this is chaos
Access to public spaces for people differs around the world. According to the UN, Europe boasts the biggest share of the population (70.73%) that has access to open public places. Oceania comes in second place with 68.79% of people having convenient access to shared spaces.
North America is doing pretty well: they're above the world average of 44.21% with 56.84% of spaces being conveniently available to the public. Developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa, and Asia have it slightly worse, placing below the world's average.
Braille Script Instead Of Being Embossed, Is Just Printed In Vande Bharat
Serving no purpose at all. What kind of people are taking decisions for Indian Railways?
It's from the 'But we had to make it look like effort was mad' crowd
Load More Replies...Exactly how effective is braille in public spaces anyway? I see it randomly on signs here and there and wonder if they think blind people walk around everywhere with their arms out feeling for words that may or may not be there.
I'm fascinated by buttons with braille dots to tell you to press the button, e.g. to stop the bus at the next stop. Assuming you know there is Braille there, how do you read it without pressing the button?
Load More Replies...Up next: a wheelchair-accessible ramp that is actually just a photorealistic mural painted on the wall near the entrance.
As a legally blind American, this is highly objectionable and a complete FAIL!
I have never understood why braille is used on elevator buttons and random switches and signs that a person who CAN see wouldn't even notice. How is a blind person supposed to utilize this? Braille menus at McDonalds Drive thru? that's scary./S
This Is The Inside Of The Bathroom Door At A Bar In NYC. After Some Cocktails, It Is Impossible To Pick The Right One On The First Try
admiral ackbar ahhh, coming from a star wars nr=erd
Load More Replies...Wouldn't the correct one be the one on the plated part by the door opening
You can't use door k**b or volume k**b or radio k**b on bored panda because they will censor your k**b.
N*b. No, you're right, you can't LOL.
Load More Replies...There's only one lock plate on the door. Looks like the designer didn't think as cleverly as he thought he did.
I can clearly see the reinforcement plate due to the reflection, but if I was 3 sheets to the wind I'm not sure I'd pass this sobriety test.
That's how thy reduce drunk driving. If you can get out of the bathroom there's a better chance that you're sober enough to drive.
Waiting Room At Pediatric Clinic Has Toys Secured Behind Plexiglass For Display Only - No Actual Toys For The Kids To Play With
However, better than passing on chickenpox, or other infectious disease. Bear in mind that the kids attending are usually ill, and any viral illness could be fatal to some.
Load More Replies...Unpopular opinion maybe, but what about parents bringing their own kid's todays rather than expecting the doctor office to provide entertainment? If even for basic santitary reasons. That said, it's not cool to display these toys and deny kids access.
What about making public places more child friendly so children can enjoy them, too? A child occupied with toys is also child not bothering others by jumping and running around from sheer boredom
Load More Replies...To be fair, most pediatric offices stopped with toys when COVID started. I was working in peds then and it was due and inability to continuously maintain them germ (and drool and bugger)-free. I'd never let my kid touch them after I worked in a pediatric office.
Since infants are symptomatic on covid, that is the perfect time to ensure they get recovery immunity.
Load More Replies...Does nobody see how those are all old toys, not ones for kids to play with? It's not like they put a brand-new Lego set in there
It's strange when we think about how much we and our moods are influenced by the environments we're in. Apparently, visually unpleasant environments can make us feel more lonely. A 2024 report by the UK's Centre for Social Justice, for example, revealed that ugly buildings contribute to the epidemic of loneliness.
The respondents in their survey claimed that architects and city planners don't know what the local people really want. And they want green spaces; three-fifths of people with access to green spaces said they never felt lonely. And two-fifths thought that urban planners aren't designing public spaces with community spirit in mind.
Accessibility Ramp At The Resort I’m Staying At In Mexico
There are a bunch of other awful ramps around the premises, but this is definitely the worst one.
weeee! (this would actually be really scary I've experienced something like this while on a knee scooter- do not recommend 😭)
Do I lose my disability card if I agree? 🙋🏽♀️ weeeee! 😁. Although, I don't think my chair could get up that hill. Down would be fun though
Load More Replies...DEJA VU, I'VE JUST BEEN IN THIS PLACE BEFORE, HIGHER UP THE..... ramp.
It almost appears as if it were designed to safely slow the descent of someone's wheelchair. Almost.
Dublin Airport Didn't Think This Through
Think of the poor rats that have been trapped in the wall until some nitwit designer came up with a system to free them.
When the luggage trolleys heard there was life beyond the airport, they began their escape attempt. . .
That's great. And they are worried about getting their quarter back. Man.
I Saw This At My School
Alot of peoples attitude to disabilities is a joke, love when they out themselves though. The planners at this school look like the tools they are now.
Load More Replies...It just means that the gymnasium is a staging area in the event of an emergency or disaster. Obviously, there are other doors in there that lead outside. I know they could have worded it better, but come folks, a little common sense goes a long way here.
I don't know if anyone has seen the K-drama School Nurse, but this reminds me of the stairway to the basement room where the stone is. I wonder if they have squishes there too.
jonathan posted above that there are areas with fire-rated walls where handicapped people wait for first responder assistance.
Load More Replies...The senior researcher at CSJ, Josh Nicholson, said the the UK government's new policy to build 1.5 million new homes should take into consideration that people want more communal and green spaces. "The country urgently needs more homes, but this should not mean cutting corners, degrading the built environment, or concreting over green community space," he observed.
There Is A Door In The Ceiling Of Our School
No one knows where it goes (including teachers and janitors), no one has ever used it. It mysteriously opened a few days ago, and no one knows how. You can’t see anything in it, it’s just darkness. No one has an explanation. Our school is 98 years old.
Based on some of the other posts, it’s probably a handicap bathroom.
Load More Replies...There's no way that students have NOT gone up there like every single year. :)
I'd bet on some kind of maintenance access hatch to allow access to plumbing and electric and maybe HVAC lines
Yep probably into the ceiling void where cables and services etc run I should expect t
Load More Replies...There is no possible solution to this mystery - we need Scooby Doo!
No, Little Johnny went off to a farm school.
Load More Replies...Ah... Did a guy named Numerobis work on this building by any chance?
Probably, but hey, he only had 3 months time of planning and executing, cut him some slack 😉.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of that episode on Buffy, where the girl was living in the ceiling of the school after she turned invisible because no one would pay attention to her, not even the teachers.
All Public Restrooms In America Seem To Be Like This - Why Bother Having A Door If It Doesn’t Cover You?
This isn’t the worst I’ve seen/used. I’m just tired of it and mildly infuriated.
The best ones have the dirty graffiti in them. The poetry and prose are amazing in the ones I've come across.
I worked at a summer camp, and every year I'd have to go around painting over the graffiti. It's been 30 years since then, but I still remember one of them. "You can shake it, you can twist it, you can bang it on the wall, but when you put it in your pants, the last two drops will fall."
Load More Replies...As a United Statesian who's been using these restrooms for 40+ years, I honestly don't understand why people b***h so much. You only see someone's feet--legs, at the most--and the tiny crack in the door isn't big enough for someone to watch the look on your face as you pee. Really, get over it. Kim, there's people that are dying.
As another American, I have sat in places like this and had little children come up and peek through the gaps, and one child was kicked when he tried to crawl under the door. The mother was furious, but it happened so quickly that my gut reaction was to kick out. Dunno what restrooms you used, but most people I know have stories like mine. As far as I know, the kid I kicked was OK. He was about 6-7 years old and should have been taught better. There's also no excuse for such gaps. Yes, people are dying, but they weren't in the restrooms I used.
Load More Replies...It's totally baffling. It's not like it's a difficult or expensive problem to solve. We manage it OK over here in Europe...
I think it's hilarious how upset the rest of the world is about this! It's not like everyone in the US is going around with our eyeballs up against the stall gaps which is the only way to see anything through these. Otherwise you just see a human form and know it's occupied...
Load More Replies...I've (American) never understood the big deal about the gaps until I finally made it across the pond to Ireland. Yeah, if I hadn't grown up with gaps and then suddenly...there they were...I'd be horrified.
Huh? No. It's about efficiency in cost and cleaning...
Load More Replies...The Way These Pictures Are Hung In The Hallway At Work
My 7-yr-old thinks the paintings on the right hate the one on the left
Load More Replies...I'm going to put money on that middle one covering a hole or something
Nope, nuh uh. Nooo. You'd find me on a ladder (I'm short) with a level, hammer, and a measuring tape.
In the U.S., people also believe that good public spaces should have a positive influence on people's mental health. Approximately 86% of the respondents in the State of Community Facility Design survey said that mental health and wellness should be a high priority in the design of community buildings.
When Booking My Ticket, I Was Told I Might Have A Slightly Restricted View. ‘Slightly’ Is A Bit Of An Understatement
Well, they didn't know he didn't have two heads that would conveniently see either side of the post, did they?
Load More Replies...They just shouldn't sell these kinds of seats! Also, here's a pro-tip! When I go to the movies/theater, I always get the seats behind the wheelchair accessible. There is no one to block the view because they sit lower.
There should be a law against this. At the very least, show the poor sap in advance just how restricted the view is.
Carnegie Hall in NYC has seats like this - beware!
I purchased tickets to a W***y Nelson concert for my folks a few decades ago. My seat had a huge square beam like this :/ Then again who needed to watch an intoxicated W***y nearly fall of the stage a few times, kick his mic stand frequently and try to trash his guitar when he messed up?
"That's What's Missing - A Ceiling Mirror! Why Hasn't Anyone Thought Of This Before?"
You do not have to tolerate someone's stupidity. I'd find something to shatter the mirrors allowing me some privacy.
Useless Access Ramp In A Dubai Shopping Mall
I've been there, they have a removable section that they put in place when needed.
So, what do public spaces need in order to be successful? The Project for Public Spaces has a few ideas. They offer some features that a public place should have for it to be functional, aesthetically pleasing, and well-liked among the people who are using it. Let's go over some of them.
It Took Me Five Minutes To Figure Out How To Activate The Water (You Had To Spin The Golden Tip)
That would make me incredibly furious but I admire your dedication to hand washing, most people would've given up .-. I've been in restrooms where all you have to do is put your hand under a sensor to turn on the water and seen women still walk out without washing 💀
And I'm the one standing there waving my hands around like a lunatic, trying to get the sensor to notice me.
Load More Replies...So you turn it on with your dirty hand, wash your hand, and turn the dirty tip off with your clean hand? Doesn't that defeat the purpose?
I admit, I wouldn't have the patience for this foolishness. That's why having a travel bottle of hand sanitizer is a must.
It seems crazy (in this day and age and after Covid) that you need to actually touch the tap.
I would have given up and used the hand sanitizer I carry with me at all times.
This Sink Drips Water Like Rain, It Is All One Pipe With Holes So If One Person Uses It Wastes Enough Water For 5 People And Doesn’t Even Provide A Steady Stream
As she wastes water posting about them wasting water
Load More Replies...We still can't comprehend that we're on the precipice of total annihilation because we are determined to drain every resource out of our planet.
I can't tell if the basin area is speckled or the water drops are scattering over the edge,
Th basin area is speckled. Pretty sure this is from the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto. Another awesome feature is trying to figure out how to turn it on (kick underneath the sink). If it’s not Princess of Wales theatre, somewhere else has the same stupid design. Also, it rains down so softly you’re left running your hands back and forth trying to find enough of a rivulet to rinse the soap off. At least the waste of water doesn’t seem so great when you consider it’s a theatre, so the loos are jam-packed with patrons through intermission & just before the show, but it’s otherwise barely used. People often wait for a spot to wash.
Load More Replies...My Hotel's "Pool Area"
They start with places to sit. Nowadays, many public spaces use hostile architecture to deter people from sitting or sleeping there. Others are planned poorly, with no places to sit in the shade or the sun (depending on the climate), not near a playground, and not close enough to other activities. A good public space should have all these things, allowing people to sit down and spend some time there.
The Wallpaper In The Women's Restroom At The Hotel I'm Staying At
Makes you wonder who thought?...💡I know exactly what this space needs, it needs ugly red bordello wallpaper with big red furry roses and (I think) cameras splashed all over it!
You Could Have At Least Put The Bowl Under The Faucet
Or they replaced the tap with something more gothic.
Load More Replies...Well, if that's how you feel, please explain what other way I can splash water onto my trousers so that it looks like I peed myself.
This probably wasn't the orinal faucet. Or maybe the sink was replaced?
Men's Room Door At A Local Hospital. I Had To Turn Sideways To Get In, I Am Not A Large Man
eh, it's not like you need to worry about wheelchair access in a hospital /s
🤣 Yeah, you and me both, Fat Harry. And I'm talking about the bulge *above* the hips, not below...
Load More Replies...A good public space should also have a place for people to gather around. That can be a food cart, some seating, or even a bus stop. The PPS gives the Parc de la Villette in Paris as a bad example; the seats force people to sit far away from each other, and the signs ask them not to climb the sculpture. A good gathering place should have food, activities, and lots of places to sit.
The Nonsensical Placement Of These Lights In This Classroom
Just because you don't understand it, doesn't make it nonsensical. Notice there are other fixtures between many of the light groups. Also there is a periodic table of elements hanging on the wall. I would bet the lights are placed like that for a reason. Just don't know what it is.
Could be a depiction of DNA or even a constellation.
Load More Replies...If you join them up in the right order, it spells out a secret message
I feel like they took a shotgun, shot under an angle into the ceiling, then put lights over wherever they hit.
can you imagine if there were individual controls for each light LOL
My School Tried To Make The Staircase To The Cafeteria Accessible To Wheelchair Users
I don't think they even did a drawing to go back to!
Load More Replies...No Need To Measure ... This Also Isn't A Installation Problem It Appears Multiple Times Throughout The University
Well, if it isn't an installation problem, then it's a manufacturing problem, because those pieces don't line up.
People decide if they want to enter a public space depending on its entrance. If it's narrow, not inviting, and you can't see what's inside, you likely won't want to come in. Bryant Park in New York City, for example, has coffee and sandwich kiosks at the entrance, making it that much more inviting. You can also see the inside of the park from the street, so you're more inclined to come in.
This Clubs Toilets Have No Doors
Wow, that dream is a thing? I thought it was just me.
Load More Replies...For stopping people from having sex and taking d***s in the cubicles?
There's blue lights against d**g use and if people want to have consensual sex that's their thing.
Load More Replies...the concept is called s****y camaraderie - the US navy developed the first, tentative sketches
So someone is sitting on one of the toilets while others squeeze past ‘em to wash their hands? 😳🤬
This Stunning Mural Painted In My School Was Covered Up By Lockers Recently
First thing I thought as well, but school may not be the right place to send the message of "nevermore".
Load More Replies...This is sad, but I assume there was a reason why students needed lockers.
Sorry. Not every student can have a locker this year. The mural preservationists voted.
Wait... didn't we see this exact same picture a few days ago in an article about neat things?
“Shall We Cut The Wall Or Remove The Fan?” “No”
There's no space for the louvres to open, so I'm guessing it isn't used anymore. Doesn't excuse it though.
There's much to be said about how car-dominant cities are nowadays. However, the experts at the PPS note that a good public space shouldn't be dominated by vehicles and traffic. Streets have to have crosswalks, and not be too wide, and people need to be able to cross them comfortably, even if they have to wait for a little while.
This Bathroom Floor
The janitor moped for three hours before realizing that was just how the floor looked
My house came with a shower floor that is white with tiny black flecks- so it literally always looks like someone shaved and left the hair, like a week's worth!
This Is Apparently A Clean Wash Basin
I was wondering why there was a sink drain in a carton of chocolate marble ice cream
Note to designers, when choosing a marble effect for kitchen & bathrooms avoid brown or green.
This Ceiling Fan In My Classroom
What public design features get a rise out of you most, Pandas? Do you see any of them on this list? Share your thoughts on public space design with us in the comments! And while you're here, don't forget to check out our previous posts about questionable design choices for communal spaces here, here, and here!
Both Of These Overlapping Tvs Have The Volume On In The Hospital Waiting Room
Ugh, Heart... with their 5 songs on repeat, all day, every day.
The office I worked in before moving departments to my current job played heart every day. Used to drive me up the wall! I asked so many times if we could switch radio stations and everyone else said no. It really is the same songs. You’d hear them at least three times, every day. It ruins songs because they are so overplayed, (moves like jagger was on their playlist for what felt like years as an example. Hearing that now actually makes me angry because I heard it so many times at work, multiple times a day)
Load More Replies...And, if you look closely, there's an on/off switch on the set. I've shut off or lowered the volume on sets in waiting rooms quite a few times. If anyone is stupid enough to complain, I just start singing. I've been told, it's a form of cruel and unusual punishment.
That's why I don't sing. I sound like 3 cats having sex on a rusty car hood at 2 AM on a summer night.
Load More Replies...I hate TVs in waiting rooms. Unless it's like, some cute animals playing together or something, and no sound - the TV sound competing with the ambient noise of the waiting room is murder on people with sensory issues
The back one is just tuned to a radio station, so the fact that it's partially obscured is not the real problem here.
the problem here is that both have their sound turned on.
Load More Replies..."Microwave Ovens" Sign At My Local Electronics Store
🎶 We got to install microwave ovens - custom kitchen deliveries - we got to move these refrigerators - we got to move these colour TVs 🎶
Aah, I knew there was something I meant to buy, just couldn't quite pronounce it!
Load More Replies...Well, if you wanted me to read, you should've brought it up during the interview.
My Grocery Store Removed The “Minute Clinic” And Replaced It With Video Slot Machines
There's a better chance to win at slots than to afford the minute clinic
Load More Replies...An urgent care medical clinic for walk in patients who need care after business hours. But not emergency level care.
Load More Replies...Found This At My College
Judging by the removed handle and added lock, it's not a functional door anymore anyway.
‘My Job Is To Build Walls Not Move Screens’
Wow, I imagine you've used up your quota of question marks now, Gillian!
Load More Replies...The Alignment Of The Panels In This Elevator
That would literally drive me crazy. Someday, they'd find me crouched on the floor of the elevator, whimpering "Make them line up... make them line up..."
Cameras In Locker Room
It's entirely legal if this is just a room with lockers and not a locker room. That there are no vents visible makes me think there's a good chance this isn't in a place intended for people to change.
Load More Replies...A locker room is not a changing room. Given how many lockers are easily broken into, this is not a bad idea.
Remodeled Bathroom At Work. I Guess There Wasn't A Better Place To Put The Full Size Mirror
I mean, I always luv to watch myself take a giant sh**. don't u?
Remembered a joke, that approximately translates like this: "If you place a mirror so you can see yourself doing something, you will lose the money. If you see yourself eating - you will spend all money for food; if mirror reflects you sleeping - your will sleep through your money; and if you hang mirror in wc... "
Load More Replies...I was just about to say this! You either don't get any mirror, you get one hung so high you can't see yourself from a wheelchair, or you get a lovely view of yourself 'going about your business'.
Load More Replies...This looks like a special needs toilet / bathroom. I think they are required to have full size mirrors? Not sure why, but so many of them do, so it's probably a requirement.
Imagine Spending $300 For NFL Tickets, Just To Sit Behind A Pillar
There's obstructed view, then there's OBSTRUCTED view.
Load More Replies...This is what is now known as Northwest Stadium. There was a time when it was the biggest in the NFL. The old owner named Dan Snyder was a greedy little troll who did everything he could to squeeze more money out of the team and the fans without actually putting a decent product on the field. Hell these seats are even the worst of it. Railings collapsed and a pipe burst dumping raw sewage on fans. He sold the team a little over a year ago (Thank god!) and the improvements are amazing. I believe these seats have been removed (I may be wrong) and the team has made it farther than it has since 1991.
If you had to sit through a Snyder-era game, this seat isn't such a bad place.
Load More Replies...I can't imagine spending $300 on tickets for NFL at all. Or even watching it.
When my wife watches, she spends a lot of her time answering my questions about what is going on and rules and such.
Load More Replies...The old non-PC name for the Commanders. We used to sing the Redskins theme song in school when I was a kid.
imagine $300 to spend on football tickets when eggs are so dang expensive! /vs
My School Doesn't Have Stall Doors
I'm pretty sure this bathroom was last remodeled in the early 1950s, when stall doors hardly existed anyway. I'm basing that off of the terrazzo floors, and ceramic tile partitions.
Load More Replies...When I did USMC boot camp, there were no doors; hell, there weren't any partitions either
My high school didn't either and that was 35 years ago. The walls separating the stalls were also only about 3 1/2 feet tall. Done to "prevent" smoking in the men's room.
And a toilet with pee in it. Couldn't we have flushed for the pic at least?
This Signage At My Local Cafe
Ceilings In My Highschool Be Like :
When you misplace a block and don't bother removing it
Load More Replies...This Angled Mirror Is A Pain To Use
Neither of these items was caught using rod and line...
Load More Replies...View From The Last Row Of My Local Theater
You know someone must have fallen for them too put it up eventually
A theater near where I live had retractable railings on the balcony's. Was quite scary when they retracted before the start of the show but it did keep me in my seat until the end.
possibly because there is a massive drop endangering the lives of whoever trip over their popcorn
Load More Replies...Msp Airport
United Terminal, O'hare Airport, Chicago
There is more than likely something above the ceiling right where that light needed to go that cant be moved. Its a real struggle getting things to fit above those ceilings and still having room for lights.
I've Had To Stare At It For A Four Hour Layover. Its Just Off Center
This Random Toilet In The Hall
S**t I had a dream abt that nd when u flushed it, it said the company name😭
Installed Those Elevator Buttons, Boss
The Lights At My Dentist
what the hell kind of office they have?! green walls and florescent pinky white lights??
Your dentists office is a surrealist nightmare! 😱 It's like the bought an entire prop set from a horror movie from the studio and then built the rest of the building around it. The fact that it's a dentist office is both creepier and yet makes complete sense.
also why are the walls so green? I mean, it's not green, it's GREEEEEEEEN
A Blank Wall Would Have Been Just Fine
Are they trying to be "artsy"? Cuz all I see are sideways apples and floating cheeses.....
It looks like something that subway would hang on thier walls
Load More Replies...You can see what you had before, while you are going and doing what comes after.
This Title In The Bathroom At A Restaurant
maybe don't eat at that resturant...looks like customers go to the toilet puking blood
Just Typical Classroom
This Door At My Dentist's Office
See the mark where you se bare wood the handle is hitting the door where it is curved back. The section that works the latch release should be longer to prevent it hitting the door. I hope I explained it well enough.
Load More Replies...Useful Braille Text
context: This small representation of the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Aquileia, Italy was created by the Francesco Cavazza Institute for the Blind, its purpose (I presume) was to help blind people understand the shape of the historic church (obviously without success)
My dad was once told they have covered the models to stop them being damaged but "if you see any you want a closer look at, just come and find any of us in the red vest and we'll open them". 1. How might he knows what's inside to know if he wants it opened? 2. How the heck is he supposed to go find anyone? 3. What's red?
They are supposed to feel the Church , Both the church and Braille at inside the monter
This Snow White Sign At The Local Supermarket
Wallpaper In Our School Is In German, We Neither Are In Germany Or Learning German
They Way They Laid The Carpet In Our Hotel
This Clock In My School's Gym
Just Nothing Centered Anywhere
Auditorium Desks At The Top Row Are Very Practial
Looks like every row has the same problem. Maybe somebody knew the desks wouldn't be functional but ordered the same chairs that are used all over the campus. The real problem is that it's impossible to get past anyone.
In A Conference Room At My Work. Yes, The Whiteboard Extends Fully Behind The Beam
2 white boards that size would be -way- cheaper than the 1 single full width one. And a forkton easier to install.
Load More Replies...Next meeting -- Efficiency target #1: Reduction of person-hours allocated to retro-beam dry-erase-marker fishing expeditions
At Glance, The Sign In This Conference Room Looks Like It’s Encouraging Bad Behavior
In accordance with what email, texting, and social media has taught me, I will comply with the vehemently screaming sign. Thank you John Wooden for demanding that I turn my life around and become the villain I was meant to be.
How Do You Even Do That
Grocery stores rarely sell shoes. This looks more like an off-brand department store. And the stub of railing at the far right of the gates is supposed to extend all the way to the doors.
Load More Replies...You Need To Lay Down To Get Into The Door
I'm old and fat - it might not be my idea of fun but I could open it - if it stops random people rummaging in there then I see why they did it.
I Mean If You Insist
Oh go on then, just the once, but don't go expecting it every time.
Fine, I will. But I'm getting really tired of being yelled at by a sign.
One Way To Hide The Tp
Noticed this bit the ATL airport
It's maintenance access for the wet wall. The bar is required by ADA, so on the rare chance they need to access the plumbing, they can just remove the 6 screws.
The Doors Open The Other Way Around
The Way My Work Hung This Smoke Detector? In The Toilets
There has to be story behind this. I'm guessing people were disabling the detector so they could smoke in the bathroom
There Are Several Of These At My School And I Am Unlucky Enough To Be Right In The Corner
Carpet Design At My School That Looks Like Moss!
I thought it looked like urine, so looking like moss would be an improvement.
this one's not too bad though, looks a bit like the mossy cobblestones from minecraft--maybe a brighter green?
I’ve Been Sitting In The Waiting Room Of This Doctors Office For Over An Hour And This Painting Is Really Making Me Mad
One Of The Classrooms At My University
Location Of A Bench At My School
Not Sure If It Counts, But This Restaurant Put Rocks In Their Sink For -=*aesthetic*=-
But Why Tho
Hmm what could we fit in that? (yes I notice the square lockers on top BUT WHAT THE F**K DO WE PUT IN THE RECTANGLE ONE)
Instead Of Pressing The Button, People Pressed The Instructions
this isn't bad design this is alot of dumb people. wowwww how do that many people not understand elevator buttons lol I'm so confused
Construction Going On At My Office. As Far As I Can Tell They Installed A New Lightswitch But Just Slapped The Old Plate Over It
Coffee? Nah, the best way to wake up in the morning is to get a nice electric shock :)
American electrics shock me. In the UK, that entire thing would be one piece, i.e. the circuitry, switch, and face plate are all one thing with screw terminals in the back of it.
This is not common in the USA since it's not allowed.Also, each of the 50 states have their own electric codes (except for National code which is the minimum.)
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Odd Doorway Left After Office Reconfigurations [glass Wall Removed, Custom Ceiling Not Restored]
Can I start a war? This is what happens when you use Roblox instead of Minecraft.
Our Gym Has Been Promising Us A New Gym With A Running Track. After An 8 Month Delay, We Finally Got The “Track.”
Dis they say how long it would be? Then this is according to specs.. 🤷♂️😿
These Stairs At An Art Museum Are Horrible. I Have Difficulties In Depth Perception Even If My Eye Sight Is Perfect And I Had To Keep My Hands On The Ramp At All Time. Not The Museum's Fault
I think stairs. Look at the edge of the stairs, the shapes are wonky, which happens in pics of stairs. The tiles at the edge appear to not be rectangular (because the stair corner interrupts the pattern). If a ramp, likely to not see that. Stairs appear to be quite shallow, maybe?
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Spent A Little Too Long After A Sleepy Drive Trying To Find The Snacks Section
Yes Boss, I Put The Seats In The Correct Order
I Love Being Forced To Watch Ads Before Being Able To See What Drinks A Store Has…
This Transparent Toilet Door In An Office Building. No, It’s Not One Of The Fancy Ones That Go Opaque When Closed
A Pole Blocks This Aisle's Path, Meaning You Have To Go The Other Way Around Or Just Don't Even Bother
Its a support column that has to be in that location. They should have planned the shelving better.
I have one of these at my local supermarket. you literally can't fit a cart around either side
that is what its like in my towns big lots... and the isles r already miniscule...
In A Chinese Restaurant
This Department Stores Accessible Lift Is Up A Set Of Stairs
This Chair Is 211 And Not 404
Saw This At A School
My Hospital Got New Floors Installed
A Pillar In The Middle Of A Stairway
Big Steps In A Toilet Cubicle In A Mall. Safe To Say I Fell As I Was Walking To The Door After Turning To Flush
This is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Hopefully she put in an incident report.
To take you from a higher level to a lower level - and vice versa.
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u go up there to contemplate why u bought all the c**p u just did.
Clearly the result of a remodel, or a closed business that had its entrance sealed off. (The metal railing and concrete stairs tell me this used to an outside entrance)
Ha you've all been deceived. This is the equivalent of taping a square onto the floor to see if the cat will lay in it. It's a teenager trap. They see empty stairs and a railing and can't help themselves.
(Oc) Toilets For Disabled People Are Located Upstairs In A Restaurant In Stockholm
This Movie Theater Makes The High Prices Of Its Concessions Impossible To Read, Even From The Counter
This Is Right Outside A Hotel Lobby Bathroom. The Painting Is Even A Wooden Bench
So the taunt you with a place to sit not, once but twice. I'd turn the stools upside down every time I walked by.
Questionable Outlet Placement
I don't see anything wrong with this other than aesthetic. That seems to be a ledge that is not meant for anybody to be on. It's probably meant to hold decorations, and sometimes, those decorations may need electricity. If anything, being on the horizontal party of the ledge hides it better that being on the vertical side. People on the floor below can't see it, and people in the floor above wouldn't be able to see it if it's covered by decorations.
There are always two: one who does the bad work and the other who pays for it.
Sith's Construction: Where TWO is the RULE!
Load More Replies...Functionality, aesthetics, cost, innovation. In that order. Cuz while I HATE ugly buildings, stairs, etc, ones that just don't do what they're supposed to are just worse
There are always two: one who does the bad work and the other who pays for it.
Sith's Construction: Where TWO is the RULE!
Load More Replies...Functionality, aesthetics, cost, innovation. In that order. Cuz while I HATE ugly buildings, stairs, etc, ones that just don't do what they're supposed to are just worse
