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When you have a planner drafting your house, a roof over your head is the bare minimum you expect. I wouldn’t call a set of windows a luxury either. But in reality, even in the most precise universe of architecture and engineering, errors happen. And the results are the monstrosities you’re about to see.

Thanks to the Twitter page “Bad Planning,” we have quite a split collection to look at. The page sarcastically describes itself as “a celebration of all the ‘smelly’ stuff imposed on our environment.” It adds that: “Perpetrated by Architects, Planners, Surveyors, Engineers & other environmental ne’er do wells.” Whoever created this page appears genuinely unforgiving.

Get ready to meet ‘Fencemageddon,’ heaters rising up the stairway, the house of all the planet’s windows, and other peculiar specimens. Scroll down, enjoy and upvote your favorites as you go!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you are upset, you just had to do it the French way : unite to create a company that will buy and preserve the building.

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In order to find out how bad planning and design examples like these end up in public and private spaces, we have to break down where they start from. Maybe it’s a client who ordered a questionable design and turned it into reality. Maybe it’s a designer who forgot the functional part of the design. Or it may well be the planners who didn’t take what was needed into account.

“We never realize how much even the smallest detail can affect our everyday lifestyle,” Laura Vanagaite, a Portugal-based graphic designer, told Bored Panda. She shared a couple of insights of what happens and why when objects, buildings, and spaces are designed with such big flaws. “Every single object we use from the morning until the night is designed specifically on how it is supposed to be. But that is not always the case. Functionality is the number one rule in the design and architecture world,” Laura explained.

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Nathaniel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bedroom 2 is for the deranged Brother you keep hidden away.

GoddessOdd
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My thoughts exactly... why would you want to walk down a long (wasted space) hallway past a bedroom to reception? If they'd just reversed bedroom 1 and reception it would work better... still not great, but better.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I going to bed now" - "why are you going outside?" - "..."

Thomas Ewing
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bedroom 3 is a walk-in closet with two doors, bedroom 2 has no doors...

Stew
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess I'm gonna sleep on the floor when the rest of the family gets luxurious bedrooms...:-\

Id row
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Knock down the wall between br 2&3. Bedroom 3 is closet sized.

Dhairya Gupta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me who is climbing the wall to get in room 3 . Will you not help 😕

Linda Roy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aside from the misspelling of balcony, what am i missing??

Betsy Novack
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A way to get in or put of bedroom 2. It doesn't even qualify as the roach motel where guests check in, but never check out. There's not even a way to slide under something to get in that room. Maybe the builder just walled himself in. Kind of like painting oneself into a corner. The smell should go away eventually. If there was a window.

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SCP 504
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Go to your room!” “But mom, I have bedroom two!” “GO!”

Ellen Light
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No door in Bedroom 2. I believe the dimensions for Bedroom 3 are incorrect. The plumbing in the kitchen should share a wall with the plumbing in the bathroom.

Susan Trevaskis-Owen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Besides the obvious door issue, why do the bedrooms have no closets? Is the "reception" area supposed to be a living room/kitchen combo? If so, where do the appliances go? If it's just a living area, why does it have a stovetop and sink?

Annett Nyrud
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In addition to tje obvious, there is no way to get from the reception to the balcony, unless you go through the window.

Mary Asp
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The biggest bedroom, #2 ... But ya can't get into it! Oops!

Lindy Mac
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bedroom 2 is top secret and you are not given access to it. The Balconey makes me this this architect is full of baloney.

Lisa Anne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well, obviously, bedroom 3 is inhabited by twins, and bedroom 2 by a ghost.

LSR
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, the balconey is boloney, as is the entree to the second roomiee...

Andy Hinds
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They keep the shamed "secret son" in Bedroom 2. The one chained up whose moans can sometimes be heard.

Oddly Me
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see a couple things amiss. Is this a kitchen, living room combo? No closes? Bedroom two must be for a teenager...they don't want you bothering them, and at least there is a window to snek out of.

Robsaint
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m guessing you’re meant to climb through the window to room 2

Eliyahu Rooff
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The whole thing is strange. Aside from the lack of access to Bedroom 2 and two doors into Bedroom 3, you have to go through bedroom 1 to reach the balcony, and what with the kitchen/dining/living room being labeled "reception"? And why does it need a hall that's walled off from everything else?

Sonja Alcock
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have fun getting into bedroom 2. And no wall was required for the reception area. No closets or storage area either. The door going out on the balcony could be in the reception area as well. Someone playing with design program without having common knowledge of what is required.

Edie Hart
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess you get into bedroom 2 via the "balconey". I'm not saying it's spelled wrong; maybe balcony is actually spelled that way in other countries. Oh, and you need a door in bedroom 2.

JuJu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't put the hidden book case door in the floor plan

Jane Thorne-Gutierrez
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bedroom two is for privacy, like Hotel California ... check in before construction and never check out?

MilaFi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope it's a mistake just in the drawing and not the actual house.

purple zebra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did this to one of my sims once. They ended up peeing their bedroom floor

Nikole
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The kitchen is hilariously small and so is "bedroom" 3. Bedroom 2 is forbidden.

Betsy Novack
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the reception area? Dr. Demento or Dr. Frankenstein moving in?

Debbie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, did they just made an error while drawing or is it actually built like this?

S Francis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

AAA The first thing that I noticed was the Balconey misspelling. I hate people who can't spell!

thEBOrdeSTpaNDA
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1.) Balcony's spelt wrong. 2.) There are two doors in bedroom 3. 3.) There are no doors in bedroom 2

Dvora Cat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Enter to see the toilet, enter bedroom 3 through the window. A balcony that is only viewed from the living room, entered only by walking through the bedroom. Wow.

Casey Horn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ahhh bedroom 2 is a secret room that the 5th owners will discover because a weird draft is coming from behind a mirror or painting. this happens a lot in NYC lol

Karina Carr
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reception? In a house? With a stove? Nothing about this floor plan makes any sense.

Cynthia Seamon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No door to room #2 and two doors side by side for room #3. Hello?

Don't Look
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many questions. The least of which is that’s not how to spell balcony… is it?

Whitney Earl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No bedroom door there sport. I guess they didn't think there needed to be an entrance to bedroom #2 . Lol

Maryanna Baldridge
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe the door to bedroom 2 is hidden. You know, like when you pull a book and the bookshelf opens a secret door.

Seanette Blaylock
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently not to scale, since BR1 is allegedly larger than BR3, but looks considerably smaller. Also misspelled '"balcony", and as other posters have mentioned, BR2 is apparently inaccessible and unusable due to lack of door. Overall layout is basically a jumbled mess that does not take function or traffic flow into account.

Katherine Boag
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How i maths? Bed 2 and bed 3 should be the same size in one dimension

Whitney Earl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also bedroom #2 needs a door. Bedroom # 3 has 2 of them. This house is a mess! Lol

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Jay Duchesne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let's go down the list: 1-Balcon(e)y 2-No closets in any bedroom 3-No door on bedroom 2 4-Two doors on bedroom 3 5-Bedroom Two and 3 are the same length but have different measurements 6-No closet for coats and shoes at the door 7-No door to the balcony from the reception room but there is from bedroom 1 8-No place for a fridge 9-Bedroom one shows a wider width than bedroom 2 but it is narrower 10-No dining space 11-No laundry machine 12-Both doors for bedroom three, the door for bedroom 1, reception and balcony open in to the middle of the room instead of against a wall. This is clearly a house designed for the UK based on the room names and the fact that there is a door to the reception room. This has to be a single level row house because there is no place for a common hallway if it were an apartment.

Vortex Lazer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh great, no doors for bedroom 2? How are we going to enter now?

Nadine Bamberger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe it's a secret panic bedroom you can only enter through a sliding door hidden behind a painting?

Becky Samuel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The kitchen is right there just above the bathroom. The square with four circles in it represents the stove top.

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Elsie Ethel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Took me waaay too long, but Bedroom 3 has 2 doors and Bedroom 2 has no doors

Roscofari
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn’t the problem that the “balconey” is inside the walls?

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“But sometimes,” Laura said, “some creative choices are made that make the function not the priority.” And that is where the confusion happens. “From what we have seen in the past, some design solutions are made without thinking of the actual client, a person that will use the product. It applies to everything: website or app design, interior design, furniture, architecture and spatial planning.”

Laura also said that if any of the end product is made without thinking much about the user, it loses its value. “For example, a person downloads an app, it looks nice, the design is modern, it looks beautifully done, but the letters are done in a light color and it is hard to understand what information needs to be filled in. The client gets annoyed and decides to delete the app. In this case, the designer should have thought about the app function and how user-friendly it would be.”

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“Another example can be spatial planning,” the graphic designer said. “Let's say that the architects were hired to create a modern working space for a tech company. The finished result looks modern, innovative and... not enough space for the workers to sit properly. Sitting areas are a crucial part of offices because the physical health of the workers determines how productive they will be.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine getting home drunk one night and as soon as you step out of the taxi you just fall into a pit

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According to Laura, these types of mistakes can be found in every area: “maybe the logo was wrongly designed and did not reflect the values of the company, maybe the cutlery was designed without thinking about whether left-handed people would be able to use it.”

She also stressed the fact that every designer should think first about the function and the person who will be using the product. “Whether it is a simple app or a huge architectural building, you as the professional should ask ‘What does the client need and what issues do I need to solve to make it easier for them to use it?’” Laura concluded.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That one room is where they keep the deranged Brother, bricked in and away from society.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my language, it's the Devil who is in the details. We always try to see the bad in every thing, to see the clouds behind the silver lining, in order to be prepared for when the smallest defect in the greatest plan will make everything backfire and fail miserably.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Architect: Yes I won lots of prestigious design awards for my building "Soulless cube"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Much nicer alleyway than the weed, discarded needle, and broken glass filled ones back where I come from.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is more about height of smoke evacuation legislation. it’s still ugly

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

=.= Hello again this picture. This is a building that was converted into a hotel, and this door is a fire safety legal requirement for all hotels. It indicates the level of the fire exit and blocks inescapable floors. Placed there so in the event of an emergency people don't run all the way down the stairs, end up in the basement with no exit, and die horribly.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad was on a jury for someone who flew a small plane under one of the bridges, before the motorway actually opened. Seeing this photo makes me think that he’d have been ok, even when it did open.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, no games this side of the fence, that is fine. Why would the sign apply to the other side of the fence? That’s not how signs work.

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I haven't the faintest idea why, but the license plate on the car in the first picture looks like it reads "Lesbo HG". My eyesight is awful.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That door had a bad breakup with the one across the street and now can't even look at it anymore.

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