Your Architecture Is Sad: Sea Point

There's bad architecture... and then there's sad architecture. This 3 bed house in Sea Point sent in by reader PJ is a prime example of that. PJ writes:

Sea Point is home to a fantastic mixture of architecture. But look at this POS. It's two concrete boxes stacked on top of each other. They'll call it "modern", I call it cheap.

Bad Architecture: Sea Point

Regular Sea Point reader JP sent in a link to this monstrosity:


JP writes:

This... thing... is on the market for a cool 5 mil. And nothing says Espana (or is it Italia... I don't even think the building knows) than that sheet metal automated gate.

Remember folks: Bad architecture is a crime against your eyes.

Your Architecture Is Bad - Crappy SA Architecture Blog

With the mad rush to throw up developments in the last couple of years there has been a rise in just some terrible architecture in South Africa. Luckily Your Architecture Is Bad is on the scene to document these crimes against your eyes. Check it out!

Saturday Open Thread: Worst Architecture In Cape town

Where have you seen the worst architecture in Cape Town? In my eyes the reigning champ is still this monstrosity we wrote about back in August 2008:



In terms of an entire suburb, Sunset Beach is just choc-a-bloc full of massive boxes seemingly designed by builders sticking plans of rooms together like Lego. Parklands may be soulless and boring but Sunset Beach is an assault on your eyeballs.