For buyers priced out of traditional custom builds, the rise of alternative architecture is offering a refreshing—and often more attainable—path ...

They say that trends come and go, but classics endure—and the conversation pit, yes, that staple of the 1960s living room, is slowly on its way toward becoming one of those classics. Described by a ...

Sunken living rooms, conversation pits, recessed spaces—whatever you call them, these cozy, Hippie-era lounges are back in all their groovy glory. Though today’s iterations provide a sleek, ...

Recessed spaces have a long history going back at least hundreds of years — from the irori, or sunken hearth, in traditional Japanese architecture to the open pit dining rooms, or triclinia, of ...