For those with their ear to the ground, you’ve surely heard the chatter about conversational seating, but there may be no architectural feature more on the nose than the conversation pit.
Otherwise known as sunken living rooms, conversation pits were a hallmark of mid-century modern interiors in the United States when entertaining at home was at an all-time high. Often located within a living room, they were built below the floor, a few steps down, and lined with built-in seating. Today’s architects and designers embrace the feature for many of the same reasons conversation pits were popular in the first place: as a sofa trend, they bring a cozy dynamic with surprising dimensions.
