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A conversation pit is an architectural feature that incorporates built-in seating into a depressed section of flooring within a larger room.
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The conversation pit was popular from the 1950s to the 1970s, seen across Europe as well as North America. 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 red conversation pit (since covered, but recently restored) was later incorporated by Saarinen into the 1962 TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
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Definitley not, though we did end up calling it “the pit” so we were on track.
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Yes, I’ve sat in one or two and it’s a chill af vibe. This should not just be a rich people house thing. You could totally fit a small one in a lot of home. Maybe if I ever get my basement finished.
Fuck yeah I love conversation pits. Always built them in my minecraft houses back in the day
Yo get a bigger table and you have one of the dopest dnd setups imaginable
Everything is a conversation pit if you’re introverted enough
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Any kind of built in furniture should never be upholstered. Couches have a limited shelf life, and now instead of just buying a new couch, you have a demo job and construction project on your hands.
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This is taking up a huge portion of the room, and if you ever decide you want to do something else with that space you are shit out of luck.
I’m really not sure what the benefit is of this setup vs just making a square of sectionals. I’m 100% a function before form guy though so I am a bit biased. Does sinking couches in the ground really make a difference?
