low life (12. 819)

Via Strange Company, we appreciated the chance to revisit a divisive, geometrically confounding interior design trend of the tiered- or sunken living room. Invented by architect Bruce Goff and championed by the likes of Eero Saarinen and others, these intimate spaces enjoyed a cosmopolitan popularity from the late 1950s to late 1970s as sectional venues for social gatherings and while out of fashion and mostly the subflooring has been covered over with renovations, some choice conversation pits have been preserved. Pictured is another view from inside the 1958 Miller House of Columbus Indiana by Saarinen (see above) with designer Alexander Girard—now preserved as a historical site of the industrialist’s commission for a “very, very modern home.” More from Mental Floss at the link above.