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The mid-century trend of the sunken living room has found its way outside, trading the dusty shag carpet for open air and grass. Building a conversation pit below the grade of your lawn (usually ...
The Conversation Pit’s 20th-Century Debut: Bruce Goff’s Adah Robinson House The sunken living room as we know it today is most frequently traced back to a home that architect Bruce Goff designed for ...
The 1970s-style “conversation pit” — a sunken or recessed living area, often with built-in cushioned seating — is no doubt a bold design move. Who doesn’t remember seeing Don Draper’s sleek Manhattan ...