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

Designed by Montreal-based firm Chevalier Morales, Residence de I’Isle features a sunken living room with a multifunctional piece of built-in furniture that integrates a sofa, sound system, and television, and also contains a "secret door" that leads to a wine cellar. "[We incorporated this] as a clin d’oeil to the midcentury tradition of built-in workstations," says architect Sergio Morales.