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You Don‘T Need To Be Drunk Anymore

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"The concept of safety and security in urban design conversations usually primarily refers to crime prevention (for example, decent night-time lighting, CCTV cameras), transportation infrastructure safety ( traffic accident prevention, walkability), or more social aspects like livability (how the environment can foster a healthier and more inclusive society)."

According to the urban planner, small-scale objects like railings on a bridge or warning signs "usually follow straightforward building regulations and do not generate much debate."

The expert stressed that the perception of whether or not something is 'safe enough' will differ from government to government and society to society.

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"Stairs"

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418points

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#5

This Staircase

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413points

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#6

All These Houses Are Connected By A Pool

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383points

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Tomasz Zakrzewski 2 years ago

On the one hand, this is really cool. On the other, maintenance and changing water must be hell, and stupidly wasteful.

439points

Donkeywheel 2 years ago

You almost never change water on big pools. There are industrial and efficient filtration systems. The full cleaning is every 30-50 years

129points

Monday 2 years ago

I would love this as long as there was a professional pool cleaning service in place I didn't have to pay for xD

38points

phil blanque 2 years ago

Somewhere along this artificial canal is a horrible neighbor who will be continually ruining this arrangement.

14points

David Henry 2 years ago

..... imagine what kinda stuff they find in the filters.

13points

Lily Mae Kitty 2 years ago

why would anyone EVER change water? we don't. you don't have to change water in pools. Even if left for months without power, you can clean pool water with chemicals.

5points

Amy Stone-Chandler 2 years ago

They don't change water. It's all recycled and filtered like you have in a pool system. Essentially, treated rain water

4points

Damon 2 years ago

This is way less wasteful than you think

4points

Pandasaur 2 years ago

True

1point

LoudMansLover 2 years ago

So... somebody wanted to recreate Venice but with chlorine.

68points

Jonny Man 2 years ago

It beats the murky, polluted mess that comprises Venice's waterways any day, so I'll take it. This chlorinated collective pool is probably slightly safer for fish and wildlife if you've ever seen a Venetian canal.

15points

Liz 2 years ago

Exactly what I thought

5points

YetAnotherSarah 2 years ago

Might be salt.

1point

Liz 2 years ago

“ This family-friendly resort in Guangdong, China has a unique water feature – a massive swimming pool that connects the yards of its numerous villas. It’s basically a manmade, chlorinated river. You can book a villa at the Baodun Lake Hushan Hot Spring Resort.”

43points

Johan Barnhoorn 2 years ago

I love this so much 💗

29points

Linny H 2 years ago

Me too!!

6points

Nitka Tsar 2 years ago

It looks cool though. Maybe a hotel of some kind?

17points

Liz 2 years ago

Yup

5points

Nonna_SoF 2 years ago

Do they have signs to help navigate. All these houses look the same.

14points

Jordi Sharpe 2 years ago

You mean like the suburbs?

11points

James016 2 years ago

Where is this?

13points

CherylTunt 2 years ago (edited)

town yunfu china

19points

Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago

Wouldn’t that be a nightmare to keep clean?

11points

Freddie Torsten 2 years ago

I like it!

8points

A Jones 2 years ago

Living the dream. Housing merged with a water park!

6points

Id row 2 years ago

I have zero problems with this, I'd love it.

5points

Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Imagine trying to sneak out of your room as a teenager. *splash*

4points

Curly potato 2 years ago

Practicality aside, that's really cool!

4points

SydneyP 2 years ago

I can't help myself..I love it

3points

Marianne 2 years ago

I would love that for daily evening swimming.

3points

Sabine Foley 2 years ago

don't p**s

3points

LiuLiu 2 years ago

sorry, but I would love this

2points

Upstaged75 2 years ago

I'd totally love that!

2points

Dana J 2 years ago

I want to live here!!

2points

Mil 2 years ago

Can I live here?

2points

Manon Roquette 2 years ago

Looks like something I would do in the Sims

2points

Trophy Husband 2 years ago

But... It looks like they all also have their own pools!?!?!?!?

1point

Maisey Myles 2 years ago

"Mom. Can I swim over to Timmy's house? They have a pool"

1point

BoredPanda 2 years ago

"Moooom! I'm going to Megan's house!" "Alright honey, swim safely!" "Will do!"

1point

Wendy wolever 2 years ago

Now are there mini bars along this route???

1point

Cassi Lyris 2 years ago

Ok this one's kind of cool. Wasteful as all hell so I object to it on a practical level, but otherwise, cool.

1point

Ash 2 years ago

It would be cool if it was a natural river or sum but it’s just wasteful with the pool

1point

Seedy Vine 2 years ago

No basements, then?

1point

Thomas E S Thomas 2 years ago

There's an Ancient Greek word for a long artificial channel of water: "Canal". The word "pool" means a closed body of water in a single place. It's still an awesome resort.

1point

Katie Kins 2 years ago

Leave it up to China to do crazy stuff!!!

1point

Bruce willsmouth 2 years ago

Who peed?

1point

Fretka 2 years ago

gross

1point

M Kawai 2 years ago

Not something that I'd want to share with a whole city.

1point

Kristin Van Bodegraven 1 year ago

Where is this glorious place??????

0points

Surfing Panda 1 year ago

"Hey neighbour, your kid sh*t in the pool again!"

0points

Claire Pusey 2 years ago

I want this

0points

Brenda S 2 years ago

Pricey real estate to be sure, but, would I be able to afford it …. In a minute.

0points

Jason Staneart 2 years ago

I don’t believe half of the s**t I’m looking at.

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Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago

Ewwww

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wist_the_goblin (they/he) 2 years ago

venice but cleaner

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Coleen 2 years ago

"Hon? I'm just going to go swim a few laps. See you next month."

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Mary Jaye 2 years ago

must be a photoshop. looks real fake

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Teri Miller 2 years ago

If a neighbor pees/poops in his pool, who cleans it?

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Janice Geddes 2 years ago

Imagine the laps you could swim!

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MAKtheknife 2 years ago

Emulating Venice?

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Ernesto Q 2 years ago

How do they keep small children from drowning.

0points

EJN 2 years ago

Must be Florida. They are already preparing for the rising seas and switching to boat transport.

0points

ZenChickChristine 2 years ago

How long before a neighbor shows up in Speedo’s asking to borrow your pool noodles?

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Blaise Gauba 2 years ago

That HAS to be in Dubai.

0points

Loraine MacGinness 2 years ago

Venice in America ?

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Axel Baer 2 years ago

It's bad enough with mini mopeds, scooters & motorbikes whizzing around the streets in front of the house where I live, never mind Jet-Skis out back as well! 🤣

0points

April Pickett 2 years ago

It looks great, but what are those little square things behind the houses? Hot tub, wading pool, fire pit?

0points

John Curran 2 years ago

It's an enormous canal built for a resort in China with water from a hot spring. It is a hotel and the room rates are very reasonable compared to American resorts. There are many other resorts in this area of China because of the hot springs.

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Jeremy Evans 2 years ago

Awsome

0points

Kevin Humble 2 years ago

This will become a standard feature if we keep on heating the planet.

0points

SkekVi 2 years ago

Or--hear me out--or you could have just built the houses around a natural river instead of paving over whatever used to be here and cramming McMansions around a chlorine basin. 🙄

0points

Anni 2 years ago

How much pool does one need?

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Glynna Bowood 2 years ago

I.P. Freely lives here!

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Mizuki Ukitake 2 years ago

That is so gross. Imagine the bacteria. If ONE person pees, or is sick, the whole neighborhood has to lose their pool.

0points

Zoz 2 years ago

I would easily get lost

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Amy Stone-Chandler 2 years ago

Trying to mimic Venice Italy? I'd be FINE with this lol

0points

Deborah Enwright 2 years ago

One word norovirus

0points

Chad 2 years ago

I would definitely get a rubber dingy to row back and forth to the store or a buddy's place lol. Drunken nights would be interesting

0points

Bruce Pummeroy 2 years ago

wouldn't ya love a jet ski there.

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Rabbit-Of-ill-Portent️ 2 years ago

You know there's gonna be the one @$$hole that pees in it because they wanna watch the world burn

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Jane Cortez 2 years ago

What about alligators? 👀

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Bunn<3 2 years ago

This would be very nice for a resort of some kind, not apartments.

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Jessica Bower 2 years ago

HOA fees must be mental each month

0points

SCP-3998 2 years ago

Now THIS is mosquito heaven 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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Bella V 2 years ago

Omg I'd never leave.... the lazy river.

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Steve 2 years ago

Swimming in your neighbors’ pee really brings a community together

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Hippopotamuses 2 years ago

Looking at this, All i can think of is the doodie from Caddyshack.

0points

Hermin Lalefar 2 years ago

That's a helluva lot of urine

0points

Richard Anderson 2 years ago

I bet the HOA fees are affordable.

0points

Amelia Bee 2 years ago

Considering we're in the middle of the worst drought we've ever seen here in CA, this kinda ticks me off. What a waste of water!

0points

kat lia 2 years ago

if i am a mermaid i would love this.

0points

Ange Marsden 2 years ago

Wake to the smell of chlorine...

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Tessb90 2 years ago

When you have that one neighbour who takes a s**t up stream...

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Julie 2 years ago

Barbie surburb

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Russell Rieckenberg 2 years ago

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H M 2 years ago

Connected by a sewer

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Vanja Vidovic 2 years ago

How do they clean it?!

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🤣🤣🤣 (Me while reading bp) 2 years ago

Awesome as long as you don't mind seeing your neighbours wizz past in swim suits every 2 mins

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BearMeetsPug 2 years ago

Oh no! Mosquitos, flies. other bugs, NO thank you!

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Mrs. Moose 2 years ago

How many people you think peed in the pool?

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Flstcgranucci 2 years ago

Or having the neighbor kid pee upstream from you and finding a warm spot in front of your house.

0points

E. Hamilton 2 years ago

So everyone has to share chlorine p**s water... Awesome.

0points

Penny Hernandez 2 years ago

How do you keep little kids safe?

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bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago

Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes made of ticky tacky Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes all the same

0points

Jan Rosier 2 years ago

coming home with a few bags of groceries might be a pain...

0points

Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago

Does the postie have a canoe?

0points

Mistiekim 2 years ago

Hopefully there safely features to keep little ones safe

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Rod 2 years ago

Who shat the pool??!!??

0points

Emmydearest 2 years ago

Again: mosquitoes.

0points

Ines Albrecht 2 years ago

In pool water?

3points

"Meanwhile, judging ethically, ‘safe enough’ cannot be achieved until there are absolutely no more traffic accidents and other types of injuries caused by the built environment. Therefore, an urban designer will always strive to achieve more safety."

The urban planner and designer also added that she sees an issue with the tagline that the r/ArchitectureForAdults subreddit uses, about how only 'morons' would feel unsafe. "Adults, too, can suffer from clumsiness. Even intelligent adults are not safe from this curse."

#7

In The 20’s, Fiat Had A Test Track On Top Of Their Production Warehouse

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370points

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#8

Bruh

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362points

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#9

Just Don’t Swing It Side To Side Too Much

Final score:

346points

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At the time of writing, r/ArchitectureForAdults had exactly 3,761 members. We hope that the community grows and expands over time because the content they share is very interesting. It’s also good mental prep for when you go traveling abroad!

You can’t expect every single place to have the exact same safety standards that you’re used to. You have to focus and not wander about daydreaming when you’ve got tiny stone steps in front of you, railings that don’t even come up to your knees, and double-decker buses that you can just hop on by grabbing the pole.

From the perspective of r/ArchitectureForAdults, we shouldn’t have to sacrifice beauty and ingenuity for the sake of safety. The subreddit claims that all of these designs are “unsafe for morons but safe for everyone else.”

Though, personally, I feel like it’s ridiculous to have railings too low. Safety and beauty can coexist, you don’t necessarily have to sacrifice one for the other, I feel. And, to be honest, just because a design is unique doesn't automatically make it beautiful.

#10

Construction Of The Hindenburg- Yes, Those Are Ladders

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344points

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#11

These Obstacles Are Almost Invisible On The Bike Lane

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335points

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#12

What Was Their First Idea, Stairs Made Made From Piles Of Rusty Nails?

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333points

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Whatever your feelings towards safety, you can’t deny that there are certain minimalist trends sweeping the world. Designs are starting to look and feel homogenized. Not just in architecture and in corporate art but also in urban spaces, as well as corporate logos. Everything’s starting to feel a bit too functional, with less emphasis on the form.

Consumer psychology specialist Matt Johnson, a professor at Hult International Business School and Harvard University, very recently explained to us why we’re seeing a certain level of design homogenization, especially in terms of brand logos. He saw a few reasons for this trend that has led to fewer unique designs being used.

“The first is that as we move towards a more digital environment, there’s a need to make brand logos as legible and as easy to identify as possible. The consumer’s attention is strained even more in the online world, so logos can’t afford to be disfluent or challenging to process,” he told Bored Panda earlier.

#13

Meteora Monasteries, Greece

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328points

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#14

The Storseisundet Bridge In Norway

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327points

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#15

This 1930s Design Let You Hang Your Baby Over The Side Of A Building In A Cage

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320points

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“Secondly, there also may be a growing realization of the ‘fluency effect’: the relatively robust behavioral science phenomenon that the more fluent a font is written in, the more likable and trustworthy the message. As more brands become familiar with this phenomenon, they may want to test new, more fluently written logos to capitalize on this effect,” the professor told us.

#16

Step Out Of A Bathtub Down A Flight Of Stairs, Anyone?

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313points

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#17

This Architect Accidentally Built A Death Ray That Melts Cars And Fries Eggs... Again

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303points

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#18

The Cannonball Loop Waterslide, A Slide So Dangerous It Was Shutdown Almost Immediately After Opening

Final score:

296points

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“While this logo trend is seen across a wide array of industries, there may be only one or two within each industry that may make this change, since if everyone did, they would not be differentiating as well. There may be a broader implication of this: if companies begin to recognize that consumers, at least in digital environments, prefer more basic logo designs, brands will rush to be the first in their industry to do so to plant their flag first. While all brands want to be at the razor’s edge of consumer preferences, no brand wants to be seen as the copycat of their competitor,” Professor Johnson noted.

#19

Yes, It’s A Door

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294points

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#20

Hope You Don’t Drop Anything

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286points

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#21

On The Floor Of Doctor's Office. If You Trip On It, You're In The Right Place

Final score:

257points

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“I imagine the general trend will persist, especially in the digital environment. If it turns out to be the case that more basic, legible logos are more suitable for online preferences, we may also move to a system where each major brand has at least two distinct brand logos: one in the digital world, and one for the physical world. This is already happening to a certain extent since many brands that have gone to a more basic font haven’t completely jettisoned their originals and retained them for specific uses,” the consumer psychology specialist said.

#22

A Footbridge With Knee-High Sides

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242points

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#23

Indian Stepwells | The Construction Of Stepwells Is Mainly Utilitarian, Though They May Include Embellishments Of Architectural Significance, And Be Temple Tanks

Final score:

241points

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#24

Stairwell In A Hotel I Stayed In

Final score:

189points

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#35

Train To Machu Picchu With A Balcony

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181points

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#36

Skyslide At OUE Skyspace In Los Angeles, CA | An Outdoor Glass Slide That’s Attached To The Exterior Of The U.S. Bank Tower. The Skyslide Is 45 Feet Long, About Four Feet Wide And Made Entirely With 1.25-Inch Glass. Visitors Glide From The 70th To The 69th Floor. Now Permanently Closed

Skyslide At OUE Skyspace In Los Angeles, CA | An Outdoor Glass Slide That’s Attached To The Exterior Of The U.S. Bank Tower. The Skyslide Is 45 Feet Long, About Four Feet Wide And Made Entirely With 1.25-Inch Glass. Visitors Glide From The 70th To The 69th Floor. Now Permanently Closed

Final score:

181points

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#37

Internal Staircase For People Who Like Every Trip To Be An Adventure, And No Longer Have Children

Final score:

174points

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#38

These Urinals Where You Can Look Out To The Street. Windows Aren’t Tinted At All So You Can Also See In. Even Has A Sink On Top Of Each One

Final score:

167points

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