Sunken lounge at Bondi Junction House by Alexander & CO.

The Conversation Pit Makes a Big Comeback in These Fabulous Sunken Living Spaces

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The renovated, semidetached Victorian terrace where Australian architect Jeremy Bull lives with his family in Bondi Junction, Sydney, includes a conversation pit with a bespoke timber-and-leather banquette situated adjacent to a fireplace in the kitchen. "The sunken lounge provides a wonderful connection between our inside living space and our backyard," says the principal of Alexander and Co. "It is the perfect place for [my family of six] to sit together and hang out."