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The Conversation Pit, from Fallingwater to the Present (5 comments)
This is the Frank Lloyd Wright designed conversation area at Fallingwater. I think it's an appropriate precedent to the sunken conversation pit.
by flickr.com
This is a fabulous retro space that is true to the sunken conversation pits of the sixties. Often times, circular pits like this one would surround a funky fireplace.
by Roger Hirsch Architect
A sunken outdoor conversation pit, complete with fireplace and lovely tall horsetail reeds ( think that's what those plants are called, but I always struggled in plants class).
by William Hefner
This image reminds me a lot of the Fallingwater image and a sunken conversation pit, especially because the furniture is low and the ceilings are so nice and high.
by AARON GREEN ASSOCIATES
The completely outdoor version of the conversation pit, complete with fire pit in the center!
Modern landscape
I suppose one could consider this sublime hot tub an underwater conversation pit. Am I stretching it way too far here? Probably.
by SHH - Spence, Harris, Hogan Associates
The modern day kitchen nook, which also has its roots in the Arts and Crafts movement, is another form of the conversation pit, in that it gathers people together on soft cushions and forces them to look at one another until they interact!
by Mahoney Architects and Interiors
The sectional sofa, soared to its peak of popularity during my childhood, followed the whole sunken conversation pit era. It simply took that area and put it above ground level
by Michael Merrill Design Studio, Inc 
This particular shot makes me smile, especially when compared to the Fallingwater conversation area. The placement echoes that of FLW's, and they recall the rock outcropping that juts through the floor.
by Susan Jay Design
Thanks so much to Silver69 for pointing out this beautiful, open-air, tropical conversation pit!
by Lori Gilder
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silver69 says:
I like the conversation pit idea. I should plan to have one in our back patio.
Here is another cool one that I found here: http://www.houzz.com/photos/19271/Lori-Gilder-of-Interior-Makeovers-Inc--tropical-patio-
Here is another cool one that I found here: http://www.houzz.com/photos/19271/Lori-Gilder-of-Interior-Makeovers-Inc--tropical-patio-
becky says:
silver69, I LOVE it! Thank you!
kitpollard says:
I love this book! It probably has something to do with growing up reading my mom's 70's and early 80's home design books, which were full of conversation pits. I actually "borrowed" my mom's copy of Inside Today's Home by Ray and Sarah Faulkner - the version I have was published in 1975 and it is full of spaces that look totally current. I'll look through and scan anything I find!
becky says:
Kit, I LOVE finding old books like that at consignment shops! I have an entire shelf of them here, and I upload favorite pages to flickr all the time. Let me know what you find!
kathleen_f says:
They are all beautiful, thanks for sharing becky.
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