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submitted 1 year ago by nomecks@lemmy.world to c/vancouver@lemmy.ca

On Hornby St. It doesn't have any construction barriers or anything.

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[-] ObscureStatic@lemmy.one 32 points 1 year ago

The minecraft chunk didn’t finish loading

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago

Is it purely decorative and the long glass panel at the top of steps is a window and not a door?

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 year ago

I think you're right. If you look at the "stairs" up close, they do not look strong enough for holding weight.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah like fiberglass mockup. probably to just make these look like Brownstone fronts

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

Such an odd design choice. It looks like there's already a patio, why not lower the patio and have actual functional stairs leading down to it? Looks pretty silly to just have floating fake stairs.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Or...you know...just give them like 40% more fucking patio space instead of ugly useless steps to nowhere.

[-] M500@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

Preparing for rising water levels?

[-] snoons@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

The most logical and therefore most unlikely explanation.

[-] Nogami@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Suicide steps for when you realize what you actually paid for downtown Vancouver homes…

[-] snoons@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

It's where the cool people can hang out and look cool.

Actually though it's probably something along the lines of plans changing last minute but they already built the steps and framed the door so they just left them there.

[-] Stanwich@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

That's gonna end up looking like shit.

[-] baconisaveg@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago
[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

As you can tell by the assemblage of other random angular shit, these are constructed in the modern five-over-one style, where everything is a big dumb box and desperately tries not to look like a big dumb box. Because god forbid they add any external shapes that do anything, like guide water away from entry points.

[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

ART(chitecture)

[-] sour@kbin.social -2 points 1 year ago
[-] athos77@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago
[-] villasv@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago

I can't find it via street view where that pin is 👀

[-] athos77@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Try going to 1128 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and then rotating to look at the other side of the street (using this method, I couldn't get streetview to anchor at the actual address, but I could at the one across the street, so you'll have to turn around).

[-] villasv@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Nice, thanks!

[-] sour@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] athos77@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago
[-] Bizarroland@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

What is it when you woosh so hard you go to Google maps and locate...

[-] sour@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago
[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

was joke

You sure, comrade?

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