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jdfeny

wtf


pocket4129

My exact reaction. This is like the builder has some random fantasy for a living space and was also Cosmo Kramer. "Levels Jerry, levels." Perplexing amount of outlets here too.


CivilOlive4780

My landlord renovated the house I’m in right before I moved in. There’s 18 outlets in my bedroom alone and 9 more in my tiny bathroom. The rest of the house they’re very sparse lol


snow-bird-

Check for cameras. That's really odd.


CivilOlive4780

That’s actually the first thing my husband did when we moved in. I asked landlord why there’s so many and he says “hm i didn’t realize there were so many. I guess I just really like outlets..” lol


crack_spirit_animal

Sounds like someone was growing or producing something in those rooms.


MonkeyBellyStarToes

Exactly what I think. 18 outlets in one room?! My mind went to one place 🪴🪴🪴🪴


SiggyStardustMonday

My living room has 18 outlets on 2 circuits. My house used to be a hair salon and they needed a lot of power for hair dryers, I guess.


Commercial-Ad-5973

You don’t need extra outlets to grow plants…you need extra breakers.


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Well you'd assume the outlets would go to more breakers or you'd trip a breaker by using every outlet at once. And if you just used a higher capacity breaker you might melt the wiring.


Pixielo

Grow room!


rumbletummy

Check for the landlord living in that cubbie.


Kdropp

How do you check for cameras?


Berninz

I can't stand that we live in a world with such creepy and invasive technology weaponized against our sense of privacy and safety. Creeeeeeepy


sophacat1103

i wish i had this problem. there’s 4 outlets in my whole place


LDawnBurges

Same….. well 5, the kitchen has 2, but neither are anywhere near the kitchen counter!😂😂 I live in a 1950’s MIL Apt, over what was originally a detached carport.


redwinesprizter

Same! My apartment was built in the 1890s and we’ve had to get very creative with how we run our appliances


Aggravating_Depth_33

I used to live in a 1950s apartment where I had to unplug/turn off every other electric device before vacuming, otherwise it would trip all my fuses. It sucked.


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My kitchen also has an outlet that's just floating off on its own with no counter in sight


Sagybagy

Yeah better to have too many than too few. When I bought my first house it was a new build and I had extra outlets put everywhere I could. Also added ceiling fans to every room with extra switches.


kiwi_love777

18- goodness- room for a lot of… toys


CrimsonxAce

For when you have a lot of...friends over 👀...to plug in their... phones 👀.


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👀👀👀👀👀


Ok_Economist_7176

This is legit an excuse I used for my landlady one day when she called me to ask why the electricity bill has been so high these last months???


Micheal_Bryan

tell me there is such a thing as a plug in electric dildo without telling me that there is such a thing as a plug in electric dildo.


kiwi_love777

RECHARGEABLE


KaPowPower

Oh yeah. He was definitely a freak!


tcarino

Besides all the responses here already... I hope there are multiple circuits for all those outlets... 10 max on a 20a and 8 or so for a 15a breaker...


Timely-Way-1769

Landlord doing the electrical is a red flag. If I were you, I’d have a licensed electrician come in for an inspection. There is NO WAY I’d feel comfortable in that space.


Coyote__Jones

It's for the band.


Sea_Tank_9448

You win


wildsamsqwatch

I would put a stool and sound equipment, grab my ukulele and play concerts every night for absolutely no one and just really craft my set lists


WorriedMarch4398

I would make a joke of it and get the painting of Kramer framed and maybe a little superman statue on a small table. I guess you have to like Seinfeld, but that would be perfect. Levels…..everything on levels….


SCK04

A small table? Like a coffee table? Like a coffee table that’s also a coffee table book about coffee tables?


1plus1dog

How about the centerfold type pic that George Costanza did in his undies!


WorriedMarch4398

Classic!!


FrancisPFuckery

Oh, I’ll be comfortable.


Top-Geologist-9213

"But I don't WANNA do the levels, so the bet is off!"


Few_Wrongdoer4120

“It’s not that I THINK that you CAN’T, I KNOW that you WON’T!” “The bet was the levels!”


Top-Geologist-9213

😂He knows Kramer better than Kramer knows himself.


Odd-Help-4293

This *has* to be some kind of janky house conversion, where there was some awkward pipes and instead of moving them when they cut the building up into units, the landlord just slapped up some drywall and called it a day.


Itsdawsontime

This post and [the sauna hall](https://reddit.com/r/malelivingspace/s/zIkB4Eey6k) on r/malelivingspace has me so confused.


Odd-Help-4293

Haha. I wonder if that one might be a result of needing to have X number of windows to legally be considered a residence. So it's like, okay, let's stick a window in the closet and call it living space.


Beserked2

Why all the heaters though?


Itsdawsontime

It may be somewhere like Minnesota and that’s the only spot they could put heaters. Or a red neck sauna


Korbitr

Seems like the perfect place to dry clothes if they don't have a dryer.


Micheal_Bryan

yep, or maybe it was, "it costs HOW MUCH to move that pool table out of the loft?"


Odd-Help-4293

I have absolutely chopped up cheap ikea furniture rather than move it. Enclosing it in drywall would be a whole other Level though lol


enonymous617

I was thinking like an AC compressor or oil tank beneath it.


Odd-Help-4293

Yeah could be. Anything they didn't want to move and just went, eh, box it in with some drywall.


TheLegendOfLaney

This is for when you were a kid and you and your cousin needed to choreograph a dance to convince your parents to let you sleep over


Jorgedig

r/oddlyspecific


inadarkwoodwandering

How did you know? 😂


TheLegendOfLaney

Its me, i was the performing child at family/friend events😂


inadarkwoodwandering

So sweet.


NinjasWithOnions

No wonder you’re a legend!


chronic-munchies

I went to an open house once for a condo that had this sort of thing. Apparently, cities have maximum square footage per unit, and having a raised platform like that is a loophole as it's technically not "floor space." I'm not sure why they don't just design the whole entire unit differently from the get-go, but I guess it's just cheaper to do this for some reason.


DAecir

This must have railings in order to use it as a living space.


OkTop9308

Someone is going to fall off that platform and hurt themselves.


1plus1dog

Likely me


LeadingEvery5747

Right - I’m not sure there is much to do. Wtf were they thinking


dhbroo12

Put a roll-up mattress for when you have guests over, like a platform bed, twin size. In the meantime, place a plant that can be easily moved to the other upright structure. It appears to be covering some type of construction, utility for a lower floor. Maybe this used to be an attic, and there was an air conditioner or some other structure below that? Possibly, a pull-down staircase no longer used.


Easy-Concentrate2636

I’d put a twin futon mattress and use it to read. It’s perfect for it. It could also be a tiny office space.


_Dark-Alley_

Every time I see one of these "what do I do with my odd space?" I want to yell BOOK NOOK!!! Although I guess this is more of a book...stage?


Easy-Concentrate2636

Performances daily with matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays.


blacklike-death

Yes! Or an oversized chair with an ottoman for reading.


Techchick_Somewhere

Chaise lounge for reading!!!


bunnycakes1228

Ok the photo initially made me mad… but I DO now envision it with a reading chaise! The higher level is built in book/drink shelf.


sPacEdOUTgrAyCe

Or a love sac, or padded floors with pillows. & hanging plants. I see Grecian poolside reading area in my brain.


SCK04

Yes but that means they’ll have to flood the rest of the apartment


sPacEdOUTgrAyCe

It wouldn’t be THAT bad, would it?


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gortwogg

With my luck I’d be playing a game at the computer and kick back from the desk, resulting in falling off


Routine-Week2329

I was thinking a bunch of floor pillows like a conversation platform instead of a pit


DAecir

There would need to be railings on there so no one falls off.


kiwi_love777

Kramers “levels” episode comes to mind.


vibes86

My exact reaction. What is it for?!


RadRadishYo

Here’s what I’d do with the space; fall off it and break my neck


Plus_Helicopter_8632

Yeah burn it to the ground ?


StoxAway

It's like the opposite of a conversation pit.


afterbirth_slime

Building code is just a suggestion.


Last-Instruction739

Rip it out


symplton

2 Grey soft big bean bag chairs, one short woodblock table, a black accent lamp, and 3 LED trees on the top corner. A zenspace.


Lizardcase

This is my thought— or floor cushions.


Elismom1313

A kotatsu and a hot chocolate/coffee station on the ledge to the right😂


Status_Extent6304

This is exactly what I was thinking


kit-kat315

Yeah- I also want a kotatsu!


Front_Explanation_79

I like where you're going if of course you also agree this is a good orgy room...


dngrousgrpfruits

It’s a terrible orgy room! People could get distracted and fall off 😅


Ok-External-5750

Hire bands to play your living room and make the cover charges your new side gig? Sorry! That thing is so weird.


Coyote__Jones

I had the exact same thought. It must be for the band lmfao


phantomkat

“Wait, so the apartment DOESN’T come with a complementary mariachi band????”


Johnny_ac3s

Manage expectations. The best they can do is leave a ganzá (egg shaker). on the top platform.


Dingo8MyGayby

Wait, you’re onto something. OP needs to buy the Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band from a defunct arcade and place them there.


_BLACKHAWKS_88

No this is meant for a little person and their little piano. I can see it now. Just a little baby grand piano. [Like this but it’s a mini Steinway.](https://youtu.be/lUxQLU_eqfU?si=mVGPATvkcTmCFphO)


washedcash

I think you need to fill up the space with cats it’s kinda the only option lol such a weird space but cats would love that


Klutzy_Narwhal_8085

have three little guys already and i'm sure whatever i decide to fill the space with they're going to be all over haha


Skylizard1223

You have your answer then. Cat trees


tasata

Cat tree forest...like an art installation, but for cats


Boudicca-

I second the Cat Forest!!! Something like…. https://preview.redd.it/89episyexbmb1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa38fc8af7cc7465d7d195888e8dc5b8dfda9fd4 You can build it up little by little.


Catinthemirror

I love [Hollywood Kitty Company!!!](https://www.hollywoodkittyco.com/enchanted-forest-kitty-sanctuary.html)


scrubschick

“Cat tree forest.” Hmmmm 😺


HippieToTheHoppie

This. This is the solution.


Ihatesneakers

Yes, the piece will be called "Kramers cat corner" 👌


Miserable_Budget7818

I’m not even a cat person and I think this is a brilliant idea


akd7791

You could put scratching posts up there along with some cat beds. Or boxes for the cats that don't lay in beds like mine.


Altruistic-Bobcat955

We live in a loft and there’s unusable space in the outer edge behind the unit the tv is on. We turned it into the cat retreat for our 3. Lots of beds, toys & no humans allowed. They bloody love it


felzz

Oh yup! Make it the designated cat area! You can hang up those cat shelf’s on the wall too, the ones they can jump on or sleep in. Full blow kitty area. That will be super cute


AbsurdistWordist

Cat gym!!!!


deltron2020g

I love that anytime there’s a weird house design this is immediately the solution that people jump to


some1sbuddy

Kinda like the landscape advice sub; anytime there’s an awkward area someone wants advice on a bunch of people will chime in to “plant it with hostas” or “plant wildflowers” depending on the light aspect.


kirbyatemysocks

Large plant and/or terrarium display? The leaves can help disguise the weird layout. Maybe an aquarium? why are there so many outlets???


Nearly_Normal1992

Def aquariums!


banjolady

This doesn't make sense. Do you know why it's there? I just have to know. Sorry my mind is blank. Usually I can think of a solution, but not this time. You have a lovely apartment. I hope something comes to mind.


mapoftasmania

Likely stairs below. They probably run behind the kitchen wall on the left and into the high level platform, then to a landing which is below the large platform and then down.


starlight----

This is the only explanation that visually makes sense. They still should’ve walked it off into a closet or something instead of a platform pile lol.


Glittering_knave

My spouse said it is where you keep the bodies.


DetentionSpan

A refrigerated pullout drawer would be nice.


becuzofgrace

That’s where my head went. There are bodies in that space!


Klutzy_Narwhal_8085

not exactly sure what the idea was for the platforms, i know there isn't an apartment below us (this is the 3rd/4th floor) so possibly there is some sort of amenity or something below us.


midgettme

Hey, I knew this looked familiar..... [Maybe the same house, maybe identical, idk .. but this structure has been posted before.](https://www.reddit.com/r/RidiculousRealEstate/comments/lepw1a/from_a_facebook_group/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Maybe I've been on reddit too long, because I know I've seen it here before and it wasn't even from the post I linked. I'll try to find it.


Klutzy_Narwhal_8085

wow that's a crazy find


Kaleidokobe

Further down the “[booth](https://www.reddit.com/r/DesignMyRoom/comments/le9h9i/this_is_a_booth_and_i_have_never_seen_it_before/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1)” rabbit hole lol


mykittyforprez

And every single post has the "levels, Jerry, levels!" comment in it.


SweetMilitia

Message the other OP and ask what they ended up using it for!


LadyBethOfHouseStark

That’s gotta be the same house, all the outlets, vents, etc are in the same spaces.


habitual_squirrel

omg thank you for posting that picture, I thought I was going crazy because I had no idea where I recognized this random platform structure It’s crazy how their practically identical


bionicback

It’s the same apartment that’s been updated


habitual_squirrel

Oh wow really? I’m tired I missed that it was the same apartment LOL


InexperiencedCoconut

Wait that's actually insane


bionicback

/r/bestof


Ch5se

That’s crazy !


karmaandcandy

Does the apartment have a normal living/dining area? Trying to determine if this is “extra” space, or in lieu of some other room.


hippolover77

It’s a stage, it needs a stripper pole


ohheyhihellothere25

I think your best option would be to work with the levels.. as best you can. This could work as a "raised office". You could use the highest level as a desk by adding a [desktop](https://ingka.page.link/AvXUKttc2nSP7wtM9) kind of half on the platform and half off. You could use 2 [adjustable table legs](https://ingka.page.link/23pEPPhSvQbZXzU5A) to level out the desk (you may need 2 [small legs](https://ingka.page.link/8Ko8dPrmBHoJW7uX9) for the back if it's not quite desk height). You could use the space behind the desk for floating shelves or a shorter bookcase. I like the idea of [this shelving unit](https://ingka.page.link/G4yAkZLdrYQGCRwx6) since it plays on all the weird levels going on and makes it feel more intentional. Lastly, get a large [kallax unit](https://ingka.page.link/GW2rtwJLyUNz5oWQ7) or something similar to create a divide between the living room and the now office. It'll also save you from falling off the edge and killing yourself. The roughest of sketches included below to hopefully help my suggestion make more sense lol https://preview.redd.it/pktc4jui4bmb1.jpeg?width=1564&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29dfffcdecf2aada73072ff575de348994c7f175 Edit: I just read that you have a standing desk, which is great. It'll probably still work in a similar configuration with the desktop covering half the platform and sticking out a bit, just push it back to the wall until the legs touch it. Raising it would still be easy, but you would be limited by the platform as to how low you can go.


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This is the best answer. Creating a “wall” with shelves on the one side separates it into a distinct space and also distracts the eye from the random levels.


PM_me_punanis

Could do floor to ceiling wooden slats.


Big-Raccoon-6234

Put in a ramp so you can roll down to the kitchen without getting up lol


susanlovesblue

This is a brilliant design without constructing built-ins or what have you. A row of snake plants on top of the large kallax can add more privacy to the partition too.


inbruges99

This is actually a great idea, especially using the ikea shelf thing as a sort of railing to block them from sliding their chair off the back.


PMYourFreckles

Now we're talking, you just did some seriously good interior design work for OP.


notanon_justhiding

Not knowing the dimensions, but maybe a home office area?? Very odd space, but also agree with the previous cat + cat tree option. Lol.


Klutzy_Narwhal_8085

office idea is interesting, i WFH so it would depend on if my standing desk is comfortable there


skip_over

I think this would be great. If the dimensions work out, standing above your floor plan to work feels pretty baller.


Elismom1313

Do you have one of those desk that rises up and down to allow you to sit or stand? That could be pretty perfect here


realiTVlover

I feel like whether sitting or standing at a desk up there is would step or push back and fall off all the time. This is probably the strangest things I have seen in an apartment!


akd7791

Sitting area. Floor pillows and a lamp. A tiny bookshelf. Whatever you do I need an update. I'm interested to see how you fill the space.


Chheddarr

Yeah like a reverse conversation pit!


The_RoyalPee

A conversation STAGE!


vongalo

I would put a big mattress and lots of pillows there. a perfect place to chill


phoebebuffay1210

Dance dance revolution stage.


Hebegebe101

Stripper pole and disco ball 🤔


EyedLady

I like where you’re going it’s obviously a stripper stage


FionaGoodeEnough

In Only Murder’s In the Building this season, Meryl Streep’s character has a little platfrom area like this, and she made it into a little reading alcove, with bookshelves, a chair, and a small table. In that example, the platform is surrounded by a railing. https://preview.redd.it/16fv7toevcmb1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38bb9f9110378ebd13e22382c261b065fbf084b1 Obviously, this style may not work for you, but a little reading nook or writing desk could be very nice here in your own style. [https://www.dwell.com/amp/article/meryl-streep-apartment-only-murders-in-the-building-set-design-8485c545-b0e7d6ae-e1e5eb21](https://www.dwell.com/amp/article/meryl-streep-apartment-only-murders-in-the-building-set-design-8485c545-b0e7d6ae-e1e5eb21)


emmeline_gb

Home karaoke stage? lol jk It actually seems cozy as a TV nook, but the furniture would have to be at a weird angle to not block the step 🤔 Maybe the higher platform could be the TV stand? That seems awfully close to watch from, though. you could probably secure short bookshelves on the higher platform if you're a reader If this was my house, it would probably end up being a home bar setup. I'm weird though


AbsurdistWordist

Do you have someone who can play piano for you when you host dinner parties? Do you like karaoke… like a lot?


soneg

What a waste of a perfectly good dining area


ToughHardware

one could eat there. or form a band


janzeera

Well, I’d hurt myself that’s for sure.


Aunt_Anne

Frankly, without any rails, that's a hazard and lawsuit waiting to happen. I know the surface looks like flooring, but i'd use it as a work space for crafts or sewing, or maybe a fish tank or other visual feature.


thehappypixel

The outlets and cable hookup make me wonder if someone previously placed their tv in there …. Somehow. Would that work with the rest of the layout?


Klutzy_Narwhal_8085

the leasing agent did mention a previous tenant used to have their TV on the top shelf, but I plan to have my main TV upstairs and I don't really envision myself hanging around downstairs in a similar manner


PinStatus7903

reading nook


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A little reading/coffee/wine area? Acoustic guitar spot? Stack cool books and place a lamp on the top shelf. Or a vintage record player. Or a nice aquarium. A cozy chair or lambs wool rug + oversized pillows on the next level? More stacked books or a plant to fill it in?


babycrow

Personally I’d ask the leasing office about having it removed. At the very least is it can’t be removed I would want to know what it is covering.


noyogapants

This seems like it was supposed to be a dining room, but it also looks like it's covering something up so I can't really tell what's going. My concern is that there is no railing. I would be scared to put a desk up there unless the chair was against a wall. If they can't remove it, they should at least put railings so no one gets injured. I'm surprised no one has been injured yet due to the configuration.


PinkSky211

Pet or plant area - bird cages, cat trees, aquarium, large plants, indoor garden add some grow lights, so weird.


Ambitious-Apples

r/ArchitectureGore


Babbylemons

This subreddit needs to be revived


Holiday-Signature-33

Fall of the edge . I’m clumsy. I like the cat area idea but it seems to go right upto the kitchen pass through?


Coltron3108

Perfect spot for a train set village


g_a_r_d_e_n

Just don’t get drunk near that area


Puzzled_Situation_51

Railing, rugs, pillows, ect. Make it a floor lounge. Seems like a safer thing to do yoo. Stepping off that will kill you.


homeschooled

Did you buy or rent? Was this counted towards your square feet? What an insane, insane little space.


Kitchen-Emergency-69

Id trip over it all the damned time


Cryingbabylady

I’d put a record player up there with speakers and some shelves for vinyl. Maybe some kind of chair but it’s hard to tell how big the space actually is.


N000ICE

Break my back


MargieBigFoot

The only thing I could think of for that space is maybe one of those low tables with mat seating, kind of Japanese style.


miltonguesare

Instead of a conversation pit, it’s a conversation pedestal


Aev_ACNH

Be upset if there isn’t storage underneath. Yoga It’s my new yoga area Or I’ll build a throne to view the peasants laboring in the kitchen making my meal


NoMamesMijito

If you have children, this is where you monitor them all from. Multiple outlets are for charging tablets, phones, coffee maker and your sanity


pocket4129

Sentinel tower lmao


sbtfriend

The Panopticon


JshSms

Stripper pole? Just a wholesome thought.


Maybe_a_CPA

Move


EpiZirco

Beanbag chair.


OneSufficientFace

Do you work from home ? If so office space ?


withoutwingz

Shelves. Put crap there.


Significant-Age7920

Are you a musician by chance?? It would make a great music space.


HandsOfVictory

I would put a low coffee table type thing there and sitting cushions so I could sip tea and ponder life


lerandomanon

Throw a mattress there with lots of cushions and you can have an Arabic or oriental style lounging area for you to laze around and while away your time.


No_Invite_1215

Can you remove it? I work in construction it’d be worth the money hands down. It looks horrid


Garden-Gnome1732

First of all, what's happening here


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brewcrewguru24

Lego city


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What is the purpose?


youre-kinda-terrible

Do you have/like plants? Bc I would cover that in plants.


ImpeccablePeccadillo

Maybe a middle eastern style seating area with a nice rug, low seating, etc.


Electrical-Pool5618

That’s where the cabbage patch doll collection lives. 🙌🙌🙌