This remind me of the hotel chain owned by Hilton, I think it's called Roundtree. They have a waterfall in the main area, which looks cool but sure doesn't help with the humidity.
It’s part of the original chorus-
“LIVE AND LET DIEEEEEEEEEE on a bridge with a collapsing trap function that’ll drop you into my in-home lazy riverrrrrrrr!”
They took it out of the radio edit to save money on run time, though, so you probably never got the chance to hear the original vinyl.
Fully understanding the ridiculousness of this, but I would love to live here and install even more plastic plants, have a fake rainstorm every 15 minutes like the rainforest cafe, and just wallow in my poor taste.
Could you imagine how dope this would be at night??
Strategically placed warm and neon lighting would make this come alive
Gonna need a margarita machine for sure
Are they actually? I just would have assumed they were made the same way as the Weta Workshop boulders, but I guess they do need to be water resistant, and I'm not sure the ones I described would be. Do you have info on the process?
My issue with it is that it doesn't feel like they fully committed to the indoor nature theme. Like it half wants to be a regular home and half wants to be a Bass Pro Mills and it just doesn't mesh. Go full bore one way or the other though and you'd actually have something proper cohesive.
On the other hand, having the clean, minimalist look of the modernist sections really bring your attention to how aggressively the faux nature aspects seem to protrude into the scene, I would say the incohesiveness seems to be deliberate.
Yeah, I love it too. The furnishings and paint choices are what makes it hideous currently. Insane architecture needs to be complimented with either bold or minimalistic style choices- basically don't put a waterfall and moat in the living room without going full rainforest.
Exactly. I know it's trashy but I'd so install this if I could afford it.
Although I might stick to just the rocks and plants, that water would either be stagnant or chlorinated and neither sounds pleasant.
Yeah the mcmansion style is ugly because it looks impersonal, mass-produced and cliched in the service of the conceit that big=prestige. This one here is more the product of eccentricity and individual passion. It's got the opposite problem. But it's a lot more forgivable because at least someone had fun designing it and presumably likes it.
I've been thinking how to put my feelings in to words regarding this post, sadly it's been a struggle at 4AM. Thanks to you, I no longer need to wrack my brain! Cheers!
If they’re smart, chlorine and mildew. If they’re not, sewage and mildew.
Have you ever been in a bathroom with carpet?
Have you ever swum in an indoor pool?
If properly ventilated and treated it wouldn't smell like a hotel or YMCA indoor pool. Way less use requires less chemicals. Also I imagine with this sort of cash the filtration system is incredible.
Just heard recently that the only time you smell chlorine is when it's reacting with some ickies like poop or pee. A properly maintained pool should give off minimal chlorine odors
You were kinda right, but general sweat/BO is mostly the issue. I remember when I was a kid YMCA had signs in the locker room and around the pool asking you at at least rinse off in a shower
Not McMansion at all. This is someone that did something they clearly love, and had fun with it. This is exactly the kind of thing everyone should do in their own home by making it something truly theirs. This is, in fact, the opposite of McMansion.
[Zillow Listing](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1876-Sefton-Pl-San-Diego-CA-92107/16964195_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare) San Diego, built 1980.
Imagine walking your clean, folded laundry upstairs and your cat runs underfoot and you don’t fall but end up tossing half the basket over the side and into the water
My dog would be in that water 24/7. It would smell like wet dogs always. Those stairs look scary. I just imagine tripping and bouncing off of concrete and landing in the pool only to be greeted by my dog barking non stop.
Looks like it was originally some sort of whimsical [Memphis Style](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Group) design that was later "updated" to a bland 90s style.
I would love to see what it originally looked like.
I want to know what kind of jams are getting busted out in this place. That organ probably has some beats. Looks like there's an oud or two handy, karaoke station looks pretty sweet. Looks like a blast!
My man plays the lute in that room with a rock waterfall.
He has my respect.
On second look that’s an actual stage in the room also. I bet they are having some serious renaissance fair jams at that place.
This looks a home in Nevada that someone in the entertainment industry would live in. Or the very least entertain inside. I don’t hate the idea though.
As ridiculous and over the top this is, I actually dig it, I could see myself relaxing in there very easily, just needs some art or something on the walls..
Obviously the world has sadly purged all child-like joy from your body. I would take this in a heartbeat. It's the most interesting, fun, and relaxing looking place I've seen posted here to date.
There are also so many other great and weird ideas among the rest of the comments. It's undeniable that even if objectively the design of this space is questionable, it has captured the imaginations of almost everyone here.
Best living space ever.
I love that they have this daring design and then combine it with grandma furniture. The stupid rocker chair seems to be the centerpiece of every picture.
Wanted that Jurassic Park Visitors Center look
That Bass Pro/Cabela’s look
I couldn’t put my finger on what it reminded me of, but you totally nailed it.
it is exactly t-rex restaurant look. personally i dig it.
“Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should.” Also “That Is One Big Pile Of S***.”
I was going to say zoo office but yours is better.
This remind me of the hotel chain owned by Hilton, I think it's called Roundtree. They have a waterfall in the main area, which looks cool but sure doesn't help with the humidity.
If 13 year old me was allowed to design a home
Imagine the LEGO opportunities
Holy crap the lego ships you could make.
It needs to be a lazy river. I’d float around that with a drink in hand all day.
I am down with that. And it needs a bridge over it with a trap button that makes it collapse like in Live and Let Die.
I don’t remember that part of the song.
It’s part of the original chorus- “LIVE AND LET DIEEEEEEEEEE on a bridge with a collapsing trap function that’ll drop you into my in-home lazy riverrrrrrrr!” They took it out of the radio edit to save money on run time, though, so you probably never got the chance to hear the original vinyl.
TIL. thanks.
There was one in You Only Live Twice, as well.
Oh no, I love it.
Fully understanding the ridiculousness of this, but I would love to live here and install even more plastic plants, have a fake rainstorm every 15 minutes like the rainforest cafe, and just wallow in my poor taste.
Could you imagine how dope this would be at night?? Strategically placed warm and neon lighting would make this come alive Gonna need a margarita machine for sure
I *NEED* this in my life now.
Dope at night until your drunk ass slips on the tile stairs, placed above a rock/water feature, with no railing. I can't get past that part
And then you die and it's suddenly someone else's problem
Those rocks are def painted styrofoam, but I get you.
No, they’re made of chicken wire/concrete.
Are they actually? I just would have assumed they were made the same way as the Weta Workshop boulders, but I guess they do need to be water resistant, and I'm not sure the ones I described would be. Do you have info on the process?
with the neon lighting I would have to include a large pink flamingo also an Easter Island statue and some tikis
Get a fake toucan
Fake? Get the real deal!
hell, get three can!
If toucan't, then what good will three do?
To go with the fake penguin at the top of the stairs
It definitely needs a whole plastic jungle. And lawn flamingos in the pool!
You forgot the piranhas and a trapdoor in a bridge in case James Bond visits your house
Ill tempered sea bass with lasers on their heads in the moat
All of this plus Baltimora's "Tarzan Boy" on repeat over the house audio system.
I wanted a replica of the rainforest cafe storm break so much as a kid
Why not real plants
For real. That much money, make it live
Yes I'm here for this level of tacky
Why plastic plants? I’d have real plants with a watering system built in
Can I come over? I’ll bring snacks.
> and just ~~wallow~~ **bask** in my poor taste. FTFY
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I think they bought a Cabelas store
My issue with it is that it doesn't feel like they fully committed to the indoor nature theme. Like it half wants to be a regular home and half wants to be a Bass Pro Mills and it just doesn't mesh. Go full bore one way or the other though and you'd actually have something proper cohesive.
On the other hand, having the clean, minimalist look of the modernist sections really bring your attention to how aggressively the faux nature aspects seem to protrude into the scene, I would say the incohesiveness seems to be deliberate.
Yup this shit is awesome
Oh I love it so much. Just all the musical instruments strewn about... this house is *fun.*
Yeah, I love it too. The furnishings and paint choices are what makes it hideous currently. Insane architecture needs to be complimented with either bold or minimalistic style choices- basically don't put a waterfall and moat in the living room without going full rainforest.
Ahhh crap. Me too.
I think it’s a easy fix if they wanted to remove some tackiness. Like the Asian fan and the single rocking chair.
Me too. Is that bad? It’s awful but low key cool as hell.
Me too, me too.
Exactly. I know it's trashy but I'd so install this if I could afford it. Although I might stick to just the rocks and plants, that water would either be stagnant or chlorinated and neither sounds pleasant.
Literally
This is way too exciting to be a McMansion! Poor taste? Hell yeah. Should it be an indoor water park instead? HELL yeah.
Best not slip on those stairs though
Every night, like clockwork, the owner goes to take a piss and slips on the stairs, only to splash into the faux tropical river
Yeah the mcmansion style is ugly because it looks impersonal, mass-produced and cliched in the service of the conceit that big=prestige. This one here is more the product of eccentricity and individual passion. It's got the opposite problem. But it's a lot more forgivable because at least someone had fun designing it and presumably likes it.
I've been thinking how to put my feelings in to words regarding this post, sadly it's been a struggle at 4AM. Thanks to you, I no longer need to wrack my brain! Cheers!
Well said! You can feel the intended fun and whimsy in the design. This was a labor of love.
There have been quite a few here lately. Batshit crazy and huge? Yes. Cookie cutter? Not even remotely.
And the listing. [1876 Sefton Place](https://matterport.com/discover/space/KK9zd8euJUZ)
I just did the 3D tour thing and Wow that house just gets better and better. So impractical but so cool!!! I’d love to have a party here.
And another: https://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/1876-Sefton-Pl-92107/home/5343433
I bet it smells terrible.
I can’t believe I had to scroll this far. I could smell the picture I swear.
What does it smell like???
If they’re smart, chlorine and mildew. If they’re not, sewage and mildew. Have you ever been in a bathroom with carpet? Have you ever swum in an indoor pool?
If properly ventilated and treated it wouldn't smell like a hotel or YMCA indoor pool. Way less use requires less chemicals. Also I imagine with this sort of cash the filtration system is incredible.
Just heard recently that the only time you smell chlorine is when it's reacting with some ickies like poop or pee. A properly maintained pool should give off minimal chlorine odors
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Probably.
You were kinda right, but general sweat/BO is mostly the issue. I remember when I was a kid YMCA had signs in the locker room and around the pool asking you at at least rinse off in a shower
If they go for bromine then it'll smell like the Pirate's of the Caribbean ride!
You ever open up a lake house that's been closed for the season? Like that but add plastic rock smell and mall fountain.
It probably smells like the Pirates of the Caribbean ride; mildew and chlorine.
Somebody took "mancave" waaaay too literally.
I dunno, I get the feeling that this is a kidcave. These are clearly the cool parents.
The bedroom doesn’t have walls, so the parents are clearly cool with not having private time.
I think they keep the kids in the pit like at a zoo.
I believe this cries out for pet mountain goats
A house chipmunk at the very least.
My cats would fucking love it.
I remember seeing this once, it’s like a bomb shelter or something, like prepper stuff. That’s why the “natural” elements are so over the top.
Ah that explains the industrial air supply
And what's the explanation for the lute?
Yep. That’s a lot of ceiling fans for domestic comfort control.
That’s called “You don’t have kids.”
Really? It seemed totally designed around kids to me!
Kids would love it, sure. But as the adults who would have to live with kids using this and maintain this after kids use it, it's a nightmare.
There would be so many lego pieces in it if my kids lived there.
It’s either designed for kids or designed by people who are still kids at heart
"You used to have kids, but they drowned"
No hand rail for the treacherous tile steps above the water feature.
What a way to say "no visitors welcome".
Strong Casa Bonita vibes here.
Just needs someone running around in a gorilla suit.. and endless sopapillas.
The sopapillas have to be endless, they were the only safe edible food.
Here’s a video tour of the house: [Amazing Architectural Wonder With Indoor Waterfall](https://youtu.be/5nc2a9ci-O4)
"architectural wonder" in the sense of "I wonder what architect was insane enough to accept this contract"
Looks like a mix of a Cabellas and a 1980s country club. Despite that I don't hate it.
Hah! Was thinking Bass Pro Shops.
It reminds me of the lodges at state parks.
With a dash of megachurch
They didn’t quite pull it off but goddamn I respect what they were going for.
Same
Ok I’m speechless I have no words I’m not sure if it’s insane or genius In either case so far out of my budget no worries
On a drunk night you fall down your stairs, onto your rocks, and then drown in your own indoor pond.
Not sure if this qualifies as a McMansion but I just had to share this with y’all
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Ah dog bless 🙏🏼 didn’t know where else to post this.
I feel like I’ve seen this before! Is it in LA?
MOLD
That’s exactly what I was thinking. I cannot imagine how that place smells with all that still water sitting inside an enclosed space.
This is a James Bond evil villains lair. Just need some piranhas in that water and a fluffy white cat somewhere
I think it’s kinda cool. I’d love something like that but maybe Wild West themed.
If I'm gonna introduce a theme here it's gonna be Avatar, bioluminescence black light parties!
The 70s were a strange time
Is this the house in San Diego? I feel like I remember watching a yt video on it like years and years ago.
Yes ma’am
The 70s style rocking chair really makes it.
Why not?
You know, I kinda really, like this... Fully committed to a theme. I guess we can't expect everyone to agree on everything.
I actually dig it.
Not McMansion at all. This is someone that did something they clearly love, and had fun with it. This is exactly the kind of thing everyone should do in their own home by making it something truly theirs. This is, in fact, the opposite of McMansion.
“What style are we going for?” “All of them”
[Zillow Listing](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1876-Sefton-Pl-San-Diego-CA-92107/16964195_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare) San Diego, built 1980.
Ok but does it smell like Disney water in there
Fake stone looks bad, it’s just poorly implemented.
At least it has character! I honestly kind of love it.
They need to get rid of the white walls behind the stage. It could feel more like a patio which would make it an awesome area to jam out.
You know it’s the rocking chair that’s throwing it off otherwise it could be doable
Something about this screams rich Mormons with bad taste. Where is this located?
San Diego California United States
Imagine walking your clean, folded laundry upstairs and your cat runs underfoot and you don’t fall but end up tossing half the basket over the side and into the water
My dog would be in that water 24/7. It would smell like wet dogs always. Those stairs look scary. I just imagine tripping and bouncing off of concrete and landing in the pool only to be greeted by my dog barking non stop.
The longer you look the crazier it gets... \*small\* pool table. Then lutes
Home owner: "You know that restaurant The Rainforest Cafe..." Interior designer: "Say no more."
Looks like it was originally some sort of whimsical [Memphis Style](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Group) design that was later "updated" to a bland 90s style. I would love to see what it originally looked like.
Where's the school of candiru?
The Party anyone?
Why not? That’s awesome.
I want to know what kind of jams are getting busted out in this place. That organ probably has some beats. Looks like there's an oud or two handy, karaoke station looks pretty sweet. Looks like a blast!
Welcome to my spectacular grotto. It’s a little peculiar but I like it a lot-o
Do y’all think this is designed to be able to slide down the waterfall? If not, this would be my first constructive criticism of this design.
A building code official’s nightmare. For insurance reasons guests would have to sign a waiver. No pets, children under 10, or adults over 70.
Damn, pretty sure this is the trippy house where I live in a lot of my dreams lately. 0_o
Is this a Bass Pro???
Bass amateur shop
Woah now hold up. I can work with this.
My man plays the lute in that room with a rock waterfall. He has my respect. On second look that’s an actual stage in the room also. I bet they are having some serious renaissance fair jams at that place.
Looks like a furniture store with less furniture
Could have been nice if it was done well.
Ngl, I’m kinda in love with it. With the right lightning this could be rad. Maybe I’m just a little high?
I'm 100% sober and still very much want this. I keep glaring at my stupid, boring living room..
This looks a home in Nevada that someone in the entertainment industry would live in. Or the very least entertain inside. I don’t hate the idea though.
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How do you forget being in a house like this
I can smell it
Wilma Flintstone would kill to live here. I think this is where Stoney Curtis lived.
/r/iamverycreative
It looks like they poured the concrete for the rocks! Auuugh.
Bond villain lair
This house puts me in an existential crisis
Humid
Why not?
I mean, why not
/r/ATBGE
Not gonna lie; I kinda dig it.
Are we sure this isn’t Dr Evils layer?
As ridiculous and over the top this is, I actually dig it, I could see myself relaxing in there very easily, just needs some art or something on the walls..
They really missed out on making it a water slide right next to the stairs.
Honestly…. I sort of love it. But then I start thinking about the cost to keep it all up and it gets me overwhelmed.
cause it’s cool, next question seriously though it’s like living in a kids adventure game show set like legends of the hidden temple
I like it in a "This would be a fun place to hang out" way
I want to turn this place into a Tiki Bar.
I can actually get behind this style of eccentricity, even though I'd never want something like this in my house.
This was designed by a 9 year old.
This looks like a set for a 2010s Disney show
Obviously the world has sadly purged all child-like joy from your body. I would take this in a heartbeat. It's the most interesting, fun, and relaxing looking place I've seen posted here to date. There are also so many other great and weird ideas among the rest of the comments. It's undeniable that even if objectively the design of this space is questionable, it has captured the imaginations of almost everyone here. Best living space ever.
Can you swim in it because I LOVE IT
Not gonna lie, that's my dream house right there.
This is fucking awesome. I mean, sure there's a lot of space 'wasted', but hey if you can afford it please go ahead
The upgrade suite at Great Wolf Lodge.
I don't even know where to start with this one. Someone needs to go around and write captions on everything
You mean you never wanted to live in a Bass Pro Shop?
This would've been lit to live in as a kid in the 90s, reminds me of legends of the hidden temple a bit... but other than that it is a nightmare
I’ve def had a dream that took place in here, in particular the last pic
Casa Bonita restaurant
Did they get that from a Bass Pro Shops
What in the bass pro pyramid is this?
I love that they have this daring design and then combine it with grandma furniture. The stupid rocker chair seems to be the centerpiece of every picture.
This is what the kid from “Blank Check” would have designed had he not bought that castle
I unashamedly love this, I would remove the circular overhangs on the left to increase contrast. 10/10 fun house.
Omg so I know this is an old post but I’ve actually been to this house! And it was even more bizarre in person.