A conversation pit is an architectural features that incorporates built-in seating into a depressed section of flooring within a larger room. It is sometimes referred to as a ‘sunken living room’ and was a popular design style from the 1950s to 1970s across Europe and North America. [source]
Modernist architects Eero Saarinen and Alexander Girard used a conversation pit as the centerpiece of the influential Miller House (1958) in Columbus, Indiana, one of the earliest widely publicized applications of the concept. A brilliant red conversation pit (since covered, but recently restored) was later incorporated by Saarinen into the 1962 TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in New York. [source]
The architectural feature seems to be enjoying a bit of a renaissance, most notably in luxury homes and villas around the world. I spent last night sifting through Pinterest, Tumblr and numerous interior design and architecture blogs to put together the compilation below. Enjoy!
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Photograph by Cinemedia / David Marquardt Photography
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Photograph by Playa Vik Jose Ignacio
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Photograph by Novoceram
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Photograph by W Retreat Koh Samui
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Photographer Unknown via Home Designing
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Photograph by GFAB Architects
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Photograph by Shannon McGrath via IDEA Awards
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Photograph by Jewel of Maui Residence, Hawaii via Home Dsgn
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Photographer Unknown via Home-Designing
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Photograph by Indianapolis Museum of Art
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Photograph by Chris Barrett Design
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Photograph by John Robert Nilsson Architects
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Photograph by Amber Flooring
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Photograph by GFAB Architects
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Photograph by Eklund Stockholkm New York
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Photograph by YO! Home
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Photograph by Villa Nilpi
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Photograph by Mushroom House
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Photograph via Tiny House Blog
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Photograph via google
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Photograph via google
Source: Twisted Sifter
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