And then we have commercials which, among other things, have a huge focus on purposeful, targeted aesthetic. It has to represent the commerce that is happening there and, considering that the design can change drastically at any point, making it flexible is definitely a bonus.
And, so, sometimes you have very distinct, single-floor buildings with a “cap” for a roof, surrounded in concrete nothingness which served as a parking lot and drive-through before it became an adult entertainment club. Or something. But we all know that there was either a clown or a king dining there on the regular.
While these are broad categories, there are more niche purposes for buildings that seem like categories of their own.
Consider KWK Promes’ “Safe House”, for instance. While it looks like a bomb shelter, it kinda sorta is as its purpose is to be a zombie bunker.
Or that one fake house in the city of Raleigh in North Carolina that is only a shell of a house, but actually hides the city’s pumping station. The only weird thing about it is that it doesn’t have a driveway or walkway.
#29 Former Bk Converted To Chinese Drive Thru. Didn’t Change A Thing Except Signage

#30 "Chick & Burger" In A Former Chick-Fil-A At The Former Virginia Center Commons Mall

Anywho, what is your take on any of this? Do you have some examples of corporate architecture that has no chance of fooling anyone on what it really is? Share your examples in the comment section below!
And if you need more, there’s always more.










