There are countless architectural masterpieces that leave us in awe, and then there are the ones that leave us utterly confused. We’re talking about architecture, construction, and design fails that make zero sense.
From staircases that lead to nowhere to doors that open straight into walls, we’ve compiled a list of blunders so absurd they’ll make you laugh, cringe, and wonder how they were ever approved in the first place.
#1 Infamous House In My Hometown. Yes, Those Are Stairs
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#2 This Bathroom In My Dad’s New House. I’m 6’1”. The Room Is So Short They Had To Cut Holes In The Ceiling Over The Toilet And Sink So You Can Stand Up
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#3 This Toilet At My Sister’s House
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#4 A Combination No One Has Ever Wanted
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#5 This Stove In A Premium Airbnb
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#6 My Grandparent’s Carpeted Bathroom
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#7 The Entrance Of Possible Death
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#8 Honey! Check It Out, Our New Apartment Comes With A Balcon- Ahhhhh!!
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#9 Practical Bathroom
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#10 The “Sideways House”
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#11 Escalator/Stairs Combo
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#12 This One Certainly Stands Out
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#13 Trying To Prevent Cyclists From Using The Ramp, By Blocking The Passage To Everyone With Wheels (Strollers, Wheelchairs, Etc)
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#14 The Place I Just Moved Into Has This Infuriating Drawer In The Kitchen
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#15 I’ve Tripped In The Kitchen But Never On My Way To The Kitchen…
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#16 My Uncle’s House Got A Bathroom Without A Door, Literally The First Thing You See When You Enter The House
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#17 The World’s Most Pointless Gate
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#18 How Would Any Of This Work?
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#19 They Put A Bed, On Top Of The Stairs
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#20 How Do You Like Your Windows?
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#21 Why Do I Kinda Like It Tho?
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#22 I’d Fall Down The Stairs Every Morning
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#23 Benches Designed By Someone Who Hates The Concept Of Sitting Down
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#24 What Is The Purpose Of This?
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#25 Nice Now This Is Useless
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#26 I Mean You Could’ve Rotated The Toilet But Whatever
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#27 Community Features: Lighted Sidewalks
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#28 Ah Yes, A Crotch Level Shower Window
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#29 Hotel Bathroom Sink With Barely Enough Room For Your Hands Because The Spouts Are Too Long/Low
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#30 I Was Wondering Why I Kept Ending Up On The 4th Floor After Pressing 2
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#31 “Don’t Come Down The Stairs! I’m Pooping!”
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#32 Closet Space
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#33 The More I Look At This House, The Worse It Gets
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#34 Wheelchair Ramp Or M.C. Escher?
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#35 They Tried To Accommodate For Blind People, But Failed To See The Problem With This Design
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#36 These Stairs Where You Have To Hug The Wall Or Sprain Ur Ankle
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#37 This Bathroom In My Neighbor’s House
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#38 I Was Scrolling TikTok And Saw This. Whyyyy Would They Do That
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#39 Door In The Floor
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#40 $1800/Mo 1 Bedroom Apartment In NJ
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#41 “Bathroom Window” In Our 12 People Airb&b (Toilet‘s To The Left, Also In Plain Sight)
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#42 Been Stuck Sitting In This Horrid Chair All Afternoon
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#43 What A Bathroom
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#44 The Ad Literally Says, “Modern Kitchen, Great Layout, Bright And Spacious!”
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#45 This Building Right In Front Of Our Apartment
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#46 Just… How? How Would You Even Utilize This??
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#47 Beautiful Parisian Bathroom
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#48 Sort By: Random
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#49 This Is A Mailbox Not Far From My House
I have to drive by it everyday. I desperately want to swerve my Jeep into it to take it out of its misery. I don’t think the owner was trying be artistic, he just doesn’t know what he’s doing.
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#50 My Family Got A New House And This Is Where They Put The Light Switch For The Stairs
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#51 Stairs Everywhere
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#52 Uncombortable Seat Facing A Wall On The Stands Of A Ski Jumping Hill In Wisła, Poland
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#53 Why?
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#54 I’m Apartment Hunting And Ran Across This “Bathroom” That Was Apparently Designed By A Psychopath
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#55 Saw This Posted To A Community Page, Its Hideous
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#56 This Bathroom Design… Chef Kiss
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#57 Found This In An Applebees Restaurant I Went To Recently And Had To Take A Picture
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#58 This Toilet At The Hotel I Went To
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#59 User-Friendly Pool Ladder
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#60 The Urinal Is Right In Front Of The Stall Door In A Bathroom At My University
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#61 Unusual Shower Door Design
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#62 Stairs Everywhere (Going Nowhere)
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#63 Emergency Exit
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#64 My Landlords “Carpenter” Hooked Us Up With This Beauty Today
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#65 Elevator At The Department Of Architecture
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#66 At A Hotel I Am Staying At In Johannesburg. Cool Idea, But Sucks For Anyone In A Wheelchair!
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