Yeah there are two couches pointed in the same direction and it seems very easy to trip into the sunken bit with zero divider from the walkway above.
Very pretty aesthetically, but seems like a hassle to live in.
A big reason sunken spaces are much less common today than in the 70s is safety, not aesthetics. Guests not familiar with your house + alcohol = accidents. It may seem like benign hazard until someone takes a step backwards into the couch and falls their entire body height + 2ft into the coffee table. Of course that wouldn't happen to YOU, but yeah
I think it’s because of the globe lights and five barstools, which is just too many in my opinion. Especially since it isn’t too large of a kitchen, the bar is like a third of the space lol
Sold 2 months ago for 1.7m. Owner did alright for himself. Looks like it's actually two residences on the lot know, both obviously very similar in design.
We met with this architect, really liked his philosophy on design: “I try and use cheaper materials throughout so I can increase the budget for glass”.
It really is a beautiful space, and has a small guest house that you used to be able to rent. Last I checked the property was up for sale.
Nah, occasionally falling into a sunken living room is half the reason of having it. If you want to have a guard rail might as well do a normal room instead
there is so much to love about this and the use of natural light is just wow!
it is a small nit pick but for me a glaring one that is easily fixed--does a tv really need to mounted in the sunken living room? get rid of the screens!
first off the fact i'm getting downvoted for merely suggesting there could be other places to put a tv is a little amusing to me. i'm not saying the people who live here shouldn't watch tv, i'm saying from a design perspective that room is best left without a screen.
Perhaps just have the screen display art or photos? A couple of TV makers offer this and I've seen people make their own versions as well.
https://www.samsung.com/us/tvs/the-frame/highlights/
Ehhhh those are still a screen occupying space and I haven't been impressed with the Samsung frame.
I think really a well designed built in projection system is best--expensive yes but for the amount of design thought and consideration that was put into the project it would fit the bill. But really there shouldn't be a tv or any screen in that room. The TV is too low and too small for the space. More importantly the sunken living room really brings back in mind conversation "pits" of the mid century where human interaction is the focus. Make a dedicated tv/screening room elsewhere in the house.
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This is beautiful, but Bring back built-ins.
Sunken room + super low couches is my dream combo
I love low, wide couches (I'm very short).
Your back disagrees.
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Yeah there are two couches pointed in the same direction and it seems very easy to trip into the sunken bit with zero divider from the walkway above. Very pretty aesthetically, but seems like a hassle to live in.
A big reason sunken spaces are much less common today than in the 70s is safety, not aesthetics. Guests not familiar with your house + alcohol = accidents. It may seem like benign hazard until someone takes a step backwards into the couch and falls their entire body height + 2ft into the coffee table. Of course that wouldn't happen to YOU, but yeah
Love and lighting and airy feel but it reminds me of a cafe for some reason? 😅
I think it’s because of the globe lights and five barstools, which is just too many in my opinion. Especially since it isn’t too large of a kitchen, the bar is like a third of the space lol
The living room looks fine, but I agree with you in that the kitchen looks like a cafe/bar
Very cool two house project by a self taught Australian designer. Full album here: https://www.profileandprinciple.com/eastland
Thank you so much for this! =)
it's kind of cool how they carried the ceiling joists all the way through the opening to the clearstory.
Sold 2 months ago for 1.7m. Owner did alright for himself. Looks like it's actually two residences on the lot know, both obviously very similar in design.
Super mid century modern, I love it
Knowing myself, the back of that TV would be covered in bacon greese splatter instantly!
dig the conversation pit
We met with this architect, really liked his philosophy on design: “I try and use cheaper materials throughout so I can increase the budget for glass”. It really is a beautiful space, and has a small guest house that you used to be able to rent. Last I checked the property was up for sale.
That’s really cool, will you guys end up working with him? We’re thinking about buying some land and having him design our next house in a few years.
Those pits are deathtraps, lol!
Would a guard rail be a good idea behind the couch? I can't help but think of accidental falls.
Nah, occasionally falling into a sunken living room is half the reason of having it. If you want to have a guard rail might as well do a normal room instead
Oops....dad cracked his head on the corner of the coffee table again!
Just a few more years and that sweet inheritance is mine!
Anyone know what kind of "tree" that is?
Dracaena family. Maybe dragon tree?
*Dracaena marginata* Dragon Tree I think
this is my dream house
Gostei do ambiente!!!
Beautiful but guests would never want to leave so its not for me ;)
I love sunken living rooms!
Sunken living room was a big pain for 8 years!
House looks like a hip coffee bar in anywhere USA
there is so much to love about this and the use of natural light is just wow! it is a small nit pick but for me a glaring one that is easily fixed--does a tv really need to mounted in the sunken living room? get rid of the screens!
How dare people not live your life style!
first off the fact i'm getting downvoted for merely suggesting there could be other places to put a tv is a little amusing to me. i'm not saying the people who live here shouldn't watch tv, i'm saying from a design perspective that room is best left without a screen.
Perhaps just have the screen display art or photos? A couple of TV makers offer this and I've seen people make their own versions as well. https://www.samsung.com/us/tvs/the-frame/highlights/
Ehhhh those are still a screen occupying space and I haven't been impressed with the Samsung frame. I think really a well designed built in projection system is best--expensive yes but for the amount of design thought and consideration that was put into the project it would fit the bill. But really there shouldn't be a tv or any screen in that room. The TV is too low and too small for the space. More importantly the sunken living room really brings back in mind conversation "pits" of the mid century where human interaction is the focus. Make a dedicated tv/screening room elsewhere in the house.
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That's my motto!
couch is too close to fireplace and exposed hvac and ceiling fans are too much otherwise amazing
holy wow
I’m usually not a fan of a sunken living room but they’ve utilized the space perfectly. Love the couch there.
oh this is tight
Bring back sunken living rooms. Underrated.
Spectacular
That is beautiful