Design fails that should never have made it past the planning stage – including stairs that will ‘break ankles’
Well-designed buildings that blend into the landscape may pass people by, but poor design execution sticks out like a sore thumb.
People from all over the world have adopted this Reddit to share the shocking design flaws they noticed.
One person posted a photo of steps so uneven they were called “ankle breaker stairs.”
Meanwhile, a row of houses in Mönchengladbach, Germanyseemed out of place as they all had a different shape, design and color.
People from all over the world have taken to Reddit to share the shocking design flaws they’ve noticed. They contained steps so uneven that they were called “ankle breaker steps.”
Elsewhere, a tricky renovation of a 500-year-old castle in Glasgow has been so poorly executed it’s hard to watch.
And one public toilet was raised more than three feet off the ground, making it a nightmare for people to use.
Ironically, the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University in Indiana did not have enough space for the sign due to, ironically, poor planning and design.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at some of the most hilarious design mistakes from around the world…
In 2019, a building called L’arbre blanc was designed in Montpellier, southern France, by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto and Frenchmen Nicolas Laisne and Manal Rachdi, with balconies that jut out at odd angles â and it might give you a headache if you also look at it for a long time!
Take turns! These windows ‘fight for the honor of being open’ because you can only use one at a time
Mix and match! An apartment building in the US had five different and clashing surfaces on the outside
The difficult renovation of Glasgow’s Caldwell Tower has been so poorly executed that it is almost impossible to see
A public toilet was raised more than three feet off the ground, making it a nightmare for people to use
The College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University in Indiana, ironically, had no room for the sign due to poor planning and design
A row of houses in Mönchengladbach, Germany looked quite wonky as they all had a different shape, design and color
Death trap! Someone could step out of the shower and fall down the stairs if the door is left open
These stairs you see in Poland start with a very high step, making it difficult to even stand up
Caught short! The design of this toilet makes it difficult for people with legs to actually sit on the toilet
An apartment in San Francisco has a support beam in the living room doorway and a refrigerator in the doorway