#80s architecture

[pinkneonvanilla]

[gingerbaci]

"Peppermint Gardens 🍵" by Joe Mortell

[mcmansionhell]

The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1981

Hello everyone! We return to the great state of Illinois (where I live) to bring you this wonderful time capsule from DuPage County (where I don't live but have ridden my bike.) There is actually much more house to get through than in the usual McMansion Hell post so Iet's not waste time with informalities.

Behold.

This incredible 70s hangover is served (with a fine line on a silver tray) at a neat $5 million. It has seven bedrooms for maximum party discretion and 4.5 bathrooms also for maximum party discretion but of a different sort. Shall we?

Lawyer Foyer

Definitely thought that the staircase emptied out into a pool of brown water. (I'm sober, though.)

Auditorium-Sized Living Room

Pretty sure this is the most epic hearth in McMansion Hell history, if not world history. a bit of overkill, imo. Anyway, let's see what's behind it.

In the late 1970s, society once inquired, collectively: What if "Dudes Rock" was a bar?

Kitchen

This is the most normal room in the house. (This is a threat.)

Main Bedroom

How can something clearly from the 80s have such powerful 2006 energy?

Main Bathroom

This was likely a reno job but master bathrooms did start being roughly the size of my living/dining room a few years later.

WARNING: SICKO ZONE AHEAD

Okay. Okay. We've completed our tour of the main, relatively normal McMansion part of this house. We are now entering the Sicko Zone, wherein everything gets progressively a little more, well, sick.

(Note: There are more images from the sicko zone but Tumblr only lets me put 10 images in per post so please head over to the McMansion Hell Patreon to see more.)

The Den

Remember late-era Frank Lloyd Wright? These architects dared to ask: What if he sucked?

the horrible room

yeah sorry i need some air.

Rear Exterior

Well, that was eventful. I hope you all enjoyed our little foray into hell. Stay tuned for more Yearbook! It's only going to get pinker and tealer from here.

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[lionfloss]

Casa Organica (The Organic House). Javier Senosiain, completed in 1984

[peteneems]

[rivesudboi]

Condo Manhattan, Montréal, Québec (1985) Architecte : Henri Colombani

«  Au cœur de Montréal, entouré de tours de plus de 20 étages et adossé à un édifice de 34 étages, construction de 150 logements en accession. Au niveau de la rue, respect de l’échelle de celle-ci, bordée de maisons basses. Aux étages, découpe des angles pour optimiser les vues diagonales sur le St-Laurent et le Mont-Royal. Une architecture post-moderne adaptée à l’environnement Montréalais »

Source: Colombani Architecte

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Run, don’t walk, like an Egyptian to own the Great Pyramids of Rockwell, North Carolina. $675K. 

It’s unfortunate that they built a cool house and went for an 80s frat house vibe inside. I have to note the uneven placement of floor tiles, too. 

Nice fireplace.

Built in 1987, it hasn’t been updated. 

If there’s one thing that’s a deal breaker for me, it’s those cheap white laminate & chipboard 80s cabinets that they called “Euro Cabinets.” 

Big pantry, but it’s open- I like the pyramid ceiling. 

Chipboard storage area. 

There’s a total of 3 bds. and 7 ba. Not fond of the open closet- some parts of the house don’t look finished.

They’re using this small room as a bd., but it’s not meant to be. (Can’t legally be listed as a bd. if it doesn’t have a closet.)

I would call this one the main bd. Like the ceiling. 

This home has lots of potential, if only they staged it. 

This looks like a closet being used as a bd. 

I didn’t know that Euro Cabinets came in yellow. Not bad. 

Geez, another closet/bd. 

Looks like a rec room or family room. The house has possibility, if buyers can envision it. 

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/160-Johnson-Dairy-Rd-Rockwell-NC-28138/93072504_zpid/

[marvelobsessed134]

I can’t explain how much I love this architectural style

[cacaitos]

Indoor Mall with Plants, Architectural Record, 1975  ||  Jerey Jae

[foundformsdispensary]

Tsuyama Cultural Centre. Architect: Koshi Kawashima



[nowthatyourehere]

Now that you’re here.

[pinkneonvanilla]

[gingerbaci]

Surreal Space by Six n Five

[kleinefreiheiten]

11.2018 Hamburg

[warizoh]

[bal0neymalon3y]

Eldon Garden atrium, Newcastle, July 1989

source: historicengland.org via luxurydeptstore on ig