Well-designed buildings that blend into the landscape can pass people by, but poor design execution stands out like a sore thumb.
People from all over the world have taken to Reddit to share the shocking design flaws they’ve noticed.
One person posted a picture of steps that were so uneven they were called “ankle breaker” stairs.
Meanwhile, a row of houses in Mönchengladbach, Germany, looked out of place because each one 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. These included steps so uneven that they were called “ankle breaker” stairs
Elsewhere, a laborious renovation of a 500-year-old castle in Glasgow has been carried out so poorly it’s hard to look at.
And a public toilet was over a meter above the ground, making it a nightmare for people to use.
Ironically, Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning in Indiana lacked space for the sign due to ironically poor planning and design.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at some of the most hilarious design fails 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, whose balconies jut out at strange angles – and it might also give you a headache when you look at it long!
Alternately! These windows “fight for the honor of being open” because you can only use one at a time
Mix and match! A residential building in the USA had five different and contrasting surfaces on the outside
The laborious renovation of Glasgow’s Caldwell Tower has been so poorly executed it’s hard to look at
A public toilet was built more than a meter above the ground, making it a nightmare for people to use
Ironically, the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University in Indiana ran out of space for the sign due to poor planning and design
A row of houses in Mönchengladbach, Germany looked quite strange because each one had a different shape, design and color
Death trap! Someone could get out of the shower and fall down the stairs if the door was left open
These stairs seen in Poland start with a very high step that makes it difficult to get up
Got too 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 doorway to the living area and a refrigerator in the doorway area