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Someone Asks People To Share What Architecture Nightmares They’ve Seen, People Deliver (30 Pics)
Not every architect can be an Antoni Gaudi or an Art Vandalay - some make do with the spaces they are given and yes, some do make silly architecture design mistakes. When the results aren't downright dangerous they can be funny, which is why Twitter user Sarah Schauer decided recently to ask people to send her their worst crappy design/architecture pics that they have.
It's fair to say that the internet didn't disappoint. From oddly placed toilets - toilets seem to feature a lot on this list - to slides that lead to certain death, it turns out that there are some real design fails out there! Scroll down below to see what we mean, and feel free to share your own nightmarish home design examples in the comments!
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So we've seen the consequences of bad interior design, so what makes for good design? There are a few basic principles to stick to if you want to make sure your design is practical, relevant and makes sense!
According to Dieter Rams, a German industrial designer who was responsible for the design of Braun’s consumer products for many years, there are 10 principles of good design, also known as the '10 commandments.' Even though they were written long ago and technology has advanced beyond his wildest dreams, Dieter's principles still apply today!
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Furniture designers Vitsoe have worked closely with Dieter Rams for decades, and helpfully summarize his founding principles of good design with the following explanations:
Good design is innovative: The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself.
Good design makes a product useful: A product is bought to be used. It has to satisfy certain criteria, not only functional, but also psychological and aesthetic. Good design emphasizes the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it.
Good design is aesthetic: The aesthetic quality of a product is integral to its usefulness because products we use every day affect our person and our well-being. But only well-executed objects can be beautiful.
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DP von Icecream 6 years ago (edited)
HAHAHAHAHAHA! This is brilliant! Look them straight in the eyes when you wipe!
Good design makes a product understandable: It clarifies the product’s structure. Better still, it can make the product talk. At best, it is self-explanatory.
Good design is unobtrusive: Products fulfilling a purpose are like tools. They are neither decorative objects nor works of art. Their design should therefore be both neutral and restrained, to leave room for the user’s self-expression.
Good design is honest: It does not make a product more innovative, powerful or valuable than it really is. It does not attempt to manipulate the consumer with promises that cannot be kept.
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Carol Emory 6 years ago
Tour guide: "Originally there were only 27 floors in our hotel. The other 13 were added just recently..."
Good design is thorough down to the last detail: Nothing must be arbitrary or left to chance. Care and accuracy in the design process show respect towards the user.
Good design is environmentally-friendly: Design makes an important contribution to the preservation of the environment. It conserves resources and minimizes physical and visual pollution throughout the lifecycle of the product.
Good design is as little design as possible: Less, but better – because it concentrates on the essential aspects, and the products are not burdened with non-essentials. Back to purity, back to simplicity.
So three you have it, pretty simple right? If you are tasked with designing something and want to avoid the epic fails found in this list, check these principles off first and you should succeed!
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Carol Emory 6 years ago
If I remember right..some of these bathrooms are set up that as soon as you enter and lock the door to the stall, the walls go opaque so you can't be seen....
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Patrick McKemie 6 years ago
It's for CGI. You live in a small brick house, the neighbors see the Taj Mahal.
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Toujin C'Thlu 6 years ago
I'm wondering if that's what inspired it. Most people don't tour the Winchester Mystery House and walk away thinking "I'm going to build a house like that."
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Imma Letchoofinish 6 years ago
Seller cannot understand why no one appreciates all the 'improvements' they have made to the house.
Michelle Line 6 years ago
Honey, we don't need a designer. I can take care of updating the house myself.
Danielle Holder 6 years ago
Looks like my friend's old rental in Germany. Had to go up and back to go forward, sideways and down for the attic. Not a house you wanna be drunk in.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago (edited)
A modern day Winchester Mystery House? Were they trying to trick the spirits or something?
Kimberly Young 6 years ago
Frank Lloyd Wright's practice house before attempting Fallingwater.
Sherry Harvey 6 years ago
Either the architect failed all his classes in design, or the architect was drunk when he designed this. Or maybe a three year old designed it.
Thomas Ewing 6 years ago
Susan Callihan- the inspector was murdered and buried here!
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Josef Tingbratt 6 years ago
This seems to be doing the best they can on the small lot they have. Nothing I would want to live in but probably necessary if you want a house on that lot.
Susanne Drejø Thun 6 years ago
Everyone can design a house. No need for Them fancy architects to take your hard-earned money.
Sandy Aiello 6 years ago
Omg, this is right up the road from us in Manassas, VA. My daughter sent the listing to me last week.
Simon Murray 6 years ago
I lived in a cobbled together house a few years back. It started out as a 400sq ft cottage but after 7 extensions it was 2200sq ft however every joint in the roof leaked and every wall joint was subsiding. Cost me €1400 pm to rent for the privilege
Stina Kolling 6 years ago
This is definitely an issue of someone adding on to the back of the house, covering over all the outside steps & walls, but not bothering to address the design & architectural issues this creates. That's why you end up with exterior brick behind a poorly-placed sink, and outside flagstones & plants ledges in an indoor space.
Debbie Fulton 6 years ago
Wow, just wow! And the winner goes to... for the most jacked up design ever!
Bobby Sammons 6 years ago
Oh, it is like the famous Winchester house but without a clue on how to do it.
Lee Maidana Kuhl 6 years ago
It looks like they attempted to add on to the original structure and hired some idiot as the architect. How was this able to actually pass any structure codes?
Elke Bechtoldt 6 years ago
Looks like someone builkt it themselves. Without much house-building knowledge. Or lacking it completely...
PandaPiñata 6 years ago
The lair of a confused madman. But he was happy there, so who are we to judge.
April Simnel 6 years ago
You know how people get the w*****s from looking at lotus pod holes? That's what I'm getting from looking at these pictures. Just, ugghhhhh!
Mary Montejo 6 years ago
They were just following a lego design, too bad they got it after a few pieces fell.
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Jonathon Smith 6 years ago
I've been in some places where they have a separate hose with its own tap in the bathroom. Not sure if that would have been intended here though.
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Jonathon Smith 6 years ago
I mean its inconvenient, but I do kind of like the idea of a tree in the middle of my house. Perhaps a little better displayed though
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Nagawa (Cofa) Kishiki 6 years ago
That depend on your angle of prespective. Right angle is so 1980.
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Jerri C. 6 years ago (edited)
OMG I have this right now at my house. Oven opens close to halfway and hits the fridge...drawer opens 3 inches and hits the oven...it's a MESS. Measure before you purchase appliances/get cabinets, people! Or someone will buy your house with a slew of problems and suffer. :P
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Carol Emory 6 years ago
Why are the shelves and the birdcage upside down? Or is this picture upside down and the thing that is supposed to be a window is actually a picture that has been hung upside down. After all..look at the top of the curtains...there's no rod.
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Carol Emory 6 years ago
The toilet needs to be above the septic tank in order for it to drain properly and not back up into the plumbing. So if the ground floor is a sunk in basement, the toilet needs to be elevated.
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Chris Watson 6 years ago
I became irritated looking at these pics. Absolutely gruesome. Can't imagine having people pay to live in these creepy places . I'd prefer a cave.
misteriosa 6 years ago
--> https://images.app.goo.gl/k2ZqhAWKUuSJZccm7 Yup, that is a house built on an apartment building.
Jo Choto 6 years ago
Anyone who plays Sims could do a better job of house design than these clowns.
M O'Connell 6 years ago
Sometimes money is a problem. Fixing an inherited problem can sometimes cost more than just buying a different house.
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Christine M Quigley 6 years ago
What amazes me is people build this stuff. What were they thinking? Didn't they realize something was wrong at some point?
Carol Emory 6 years ago
The toilet needs to be above the septic tank in order for it to drain properly and not back up into the plumbing. So if the ground floor is a sunk in basement, the toilet needs to be elevated.
Load More Replies... Chris Watson 6 years ago
I became irritated looking at these pics. Absolutely gruesome. Can't imagine having people pay to live in these creepy places . I'd prefer a cave.
misteriosa 6 years ago
--> https://images.app.goo.gl/k2ZqhAWKUuSJZccm7 Yup, that is a house built on an apartment building.
Jo Choto 6 years ago
Anyone who plays Sims could do a better job of house design than these clowns.
M O'Connell 6 years ago
Sometimes money is a problem. Fixing an inherited problem can sometimes cost more than just buying a different house.
Load More Replies... Christine M Quigley 6 years ago
What amazes me is people build this stuff. What were they thinking? Didn't they realize something was wrong at some point?
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