ATMs too tall to reach, staircases to nowhere and a VERY inappropriate swimming pool: The world's worst building fails revealed

  • Several examples of architecture failures have started to emerge online
  • A penis shaped pool and poorly positioned ATM are among those example
  • Others include a warped hotel window and a non-functional driveway 

By Belinda Grant Geary For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 10:16 EST, 9 October 2016 | Updated: 14:06 EST, 9 October 2016

Phallic shaped swimming pool, a staircase to nowhere and a bridge that doesn’t meet in the middle.

Architectural mishaps often occur when design flaws are not picked up in the initial planning phases.

But with some faults so glaringly obvious, it becomes a wonder how they got past even the laziest designer.

Whether it be a driveway with no direct path to the road or a slide with a maliciously placed ditch at the end – the catastrophic final results can be quite humorous.

A hotel with a penis-shaped swimming pool does not appear to be pleasing its visitors

A hotel with a penis-shaped swimming pool does not appear to be pleasing its visitors

Commuters expecting to take a short cross over the water will be disappointed once arriving at the middle of a bridge to find the two lanes to not cross paths.

An existing tree has been catered for by two different architectures, who allow the trunk to strategically pass through the roof tiles or weatherboards of the home unobstructed.

A window in the Best Western Hotel appears to have been angled to the right, instead up running straight up and down like every other equally spaced, glass panel on the building.

A home owner appears to have built a garage with a white concrete driveway but a tree obstructs the car’s path toward the road and has meant the driveway does not meet the gutter.

Commuters expecting to take a short cross over the water will be disappointed once arriving at the middle of a bridge to find the two lanes to not cross paths

Commuters expecting to take a short cross over the water will be disappointed once arriving at the middle of a bridge to find the two lanes to not cross paths

A home owner appears to have built a garage with a white concrete driveway but a tree obstructs the car’s path toward the road and has meant the driveway does not meet the gutter

A home owner appears to have built a garage with a white concrete driveway but a tree obstructs the car’s path toward the road and has meant the driveway does not meet the gutter

An existing tree has been catered for by two different architectures, who allow the trunk to strategically pass through the roof tiles or weatherboards of the home unobstructed

An existing tree has been catered for by two different architectures, who allow the trunk to strategically pass through the roof tiles or weatherboards of the home unobstructed

A palm tree has been accommodated for by the person who designed their roof 

A palm tree has been accommodated for by the person who designed their roof 

Children should be warned about the dangerously placed ditch at the bottom of this slide 

Children should be warned about the dangerously placed ditch at the bottom of this slide 

A window in the Best Western Hotel appears to have been angled to the right, instead up running straight up and down like every other equally spaced, glass panel on the building

A window in the Best Western Hotel appears to have been angled to the right, instead up running straight up and down like every other equally spaced, glass panel on the building

An architect failed miserably when ordering a large pillar in a shopping centre food court after the measurements stopped a couple of inches short, leaving an unusual gap between it and the roof.

A disabled parking space that would block two parked cars from moving out has been painted in a car park, while others are warned of a door that leads to a sheer two story drop.

A college specialising in planning have not put its best foot forward by having letters for its signboard posted around the corner after not enough space was left for the ‘c’.

Those fleeing a fire would not be pleased to find out their emergency stairs won’t lead them to safety

Those fleeing a fire would not be pleased to find out their emergency stairs won’t lead them to safety

An architect failed miserably when ordering a pillar in a food court after the measurements stopped a couple of inches short leaving an unusual gap between it and the roof

An architect failed miserably when ordering a pillar in a food court after the measurements stopped a couple of inches short leaving an unusual gap between it and the roof

A large set of stairs has two mystery ramps - with no accessible handrails - in the middle 

A large set of stairs has two mystery ramps - with no accessible handrails - in the middle 

A disabled parking space that would block two parked cars from moving out has been painted in a car park

A disabled parking space that would block two parked cars from moving out has been painted in a car park

A man reaches up to an unusually high ATM as he tries in vain to withdraw some cash 

A man reaches up to an unusually high ATM as he tries in vain to withdraw some cash 

Another man sits on the ground with his legs crossed to be able to use a strangely low ATM

Another man sits on the ground with his legs crossed to be able to use a strangely low ATM

A college specialising in planning have not put its best foot forward by having letters for its signboard posted around the corner after not enough space was left for the ‘c’ 

A college specialising in planning have not put its best foot forward by having letters for its signboard posted around the corner after not enough space was left for the ‘c’ 

A mysterious door set in a red brick wall leads directly to a dangerously high two story drop

A mysterious door set in a red brick wall leads directly to a dangerously high two story drop

A hotel with a penis shaped swimming pool do not appear to be pleasing visitors, while those fleeing a fire would not be pleased to find out their emergency stairs won’t lead them to safety.

Two ATMs – one too low and the other too high to reach – are another a prime example of a lack of forethought.

 


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