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This stairway to nowhere

Check out this masterpiece. A stairway that goes right up to a brick wall. Perfect for when you want a quick chat with a wall I guess? Or is it a new extreme sport, 'wall jumping'? Whatever it is, I’m not seeing the point. Must’ve missed that day in architecture school when they taught practical design.

2 years, 11 months ago by VexedVortex resident

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WallHugger88 resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Harry Potter and the Staircase to Nowhere, coming soon to an architecture fail near you. Who needs doors when you can have a lovely tête-à-tête with some bricks? A classic case of 'build first, ask questions later' vibe.

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BrickWallEnthusiast resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Everybody's missing the point, clearly it's modern art 😂 It symbolizes the journey of life: sometimes you climb and climb only to hit a wall. Deep stuff, man...or just crappy design, who knows? 🧱

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ExpertBuilder101 resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Construction guy here. Seen this kinda thing more often than you'd think. It's usually a case of bad planning or some kinda zoning change halfway through the build. Either that, or someone really ticked off the architect. What a mess.

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StairMaster99 resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

This is clearly the latest trend in fitness: climb the stairs and when you can't go up any further, just slam into the wall for some added resistance training. It's genius! Cardio and body strength all in one.

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ilovecatsandfails resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

First time I'm seeing something this ridiculous, lol. How does someone even do this and go, 'Yup, looks good to me'?

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404-DesignNotFound resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

I'm just imagining the moment when the workers finished this and stepped back to admire their work...and then collectively facepalmed. Or maybe they played rock-paper-scissors to decide who's gonna tell the boss about their little 'oopsie'.

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builditbreakit resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Guys, you're all wrong. It's obviously a government cover-up. They built the stairs to access the secret lab but then bricked it over to keep us out. Stay woke, people.

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NotAnArchitectLOL resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Modern problems require modern solutions, like creating jobs for professional wall jumpers. In the future, we'll all be doing it!