It can be challenging to design public spaces, with architects and planners attempting to create functional and aesthetically pleasing environments that are responsive to the needs of the community. Sadly, the world abounds with instances of design gone awry. From utterly unpleasant restrooms to inhospitable restaurant arrangements, disruptive decor, and perplexing staircases leading to dead ends, we've compiled a collection of the most bizarre design fails that will give you a good laugh.
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1. Not the best carpet choice for stairs
2. Why bother with stalls at this point
3. Wow the food must be really good, you don't have to see it to eat it
4. It's not even angled or anything to guide the drainage. It just dribbles onto the floor
5. This chandelier of knives is there to make sure you'll think twice about complaining about the food at the restaurant
6. Not a bright Idea!
7. It looks like the hotel cart ran someone over and is dragging their blood through the halls
8. Toilet door in a pub, London
9. Someone with a sense of humor...
10. That thing is falling any second now
11. You have to go up the stairs, and then down the stairs to get to the door
12. These coffin-shaped door windows are in a hospital!
13. Schrödinger's door
14. Semi-transparent bathroom stall doors. Why?!
15. They couldn't put it in between the mirrors?
16. The stairs to nowhere
