18-04-16: Kyle Chayka

[skooly]

Today, conversation pits are objects of fascination, relics of a time when living space was oriented not around a wall-sized flat screen and portable computers, but around looking at and socializing with other human beings in real life. If we want to get back to some actual face-to-face time, what better way to do it than in a cushioned burrow designed to host an intimate gathering?

- Kyle Chayka, from Curbed.com, noting a resurgence in the popularity of the conversation pit or sunken living room.

[Just Jon]

I thought the Mad Men fad was over years ago.

[Plezercruz]

I wouldn't necessarily put that in my house, but that's pretty cool.

Pete (would like more table space for a decent board game )

[skooly]

It's a huge waste of space.

You are at eye level with dirt and hair on the floor.

Someone falls into it. Lawsuit.

[Plezercruz]

It's a huge waste of space.

You are at eye level with dirt and hair on the floor.

Someone falls into it. Lawsuit.

Seems more applicable for a ski lodge, hotel lobby, or a college union building than a residence, but still pretty cool.

Pete (would sit there and chat with people)

[Jester]

I prefer a raised dais for my throne.