White Chimney. Really?

The drapes don't match the carpet. People are apparently so embarrassed that they don't have a masonry chimney that they resort to wrapping their furnace exhaust pipe with a metal box that has a brick pattern on it.  OK, fine.  Would it be too much to ask that they at least attempt to match the fake brick to the real brick on the building?  Well, there are only 4 more payments left on the statue; maybe then they can spring for a new fake metal chimney box.

DIY Chimney

Hmmm, plywood: interesting choice for a chimney.  There is a little plywood action on the exterior walls as well.  Points for consistency I guess.  This just looks nasty.

Fast-Food Mystery Hole

I'm not sure I want to know what lives in thereAn Archifailure and code violation all in one.  I am thinking that, as a restaurant owner, large rat-sized entry portals at ground level are to be avoided.

The Upside-Down Roof

I think it is a bad sign when your building makes more sense when viewed from a headstand. OK, two things. First, what is with the massive masonry thing on the roof above a much smaller masonry pier?  Also, it really looks strange to be on top of the roof overhang.  Secondly, what is with the weird angle of the roof?  I think if you are a person that is not clear about how gravity works, then Architecture might not be for you.

MEGA Addition

Way to blend-in the new part. Think that you don't need an architect? See above. I especially love the crazy walkway colonnade thingy with the decrepit metal access stairs (click the bottom picture to get a better view). Bonus points for the awesome landscaping.

Box of Rocks

Well, it's cheaper than a window… oh, wait, not really. This just makes my skin crawl.  There is an area of north suburban Chicago where this 'aesthetic' was quite popular at one time.  I really can't figure it out.  Maybe they just ran out of ideas of how to jazz up a yellow brick elevation.  The answer is, of course, BOX OF ROCKS!!! Sometimes by themselves, sometimes to reduce the troublesome effect of light coming into the building, the rectangle of boulders stuck up on a wall did the trick.  Puke.

la porte cochère est hors de proportion

I am all for not getting wet when you get out of the car but this design is a bit overkill.  I think if the roof of the thing was a bit lower or not so thick, it might have been ok.  It almost looks like they thought the building was going to be two stories, and then they changed their minds but the Porte Cochere was already built so they just left it.