![Sunken Living Room Ideas - This modern house features a curved sunken living room that has amphitheater like seating made from polished concrete, and sits beside double-height doors that fold open to connect the living room with the pool and patio outside. #SunkenLivingRoom #LivingRoomIdeas #BuiltInSeating](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sunken-living-room-lounge-concrete-280819-1102-01-800x777.jpg)
Photography by Fabien Charuau
SAV Architecture + Design has recently completed a new house in Siolim, India, and as part of the design, they created a sunken living room.
The curved living space with its amphitheater-like seating, is sunken into the polished concrete floor that surrounds it, and is designed to be in line with the level of the pool outside.
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Photography by Fabien Charuau
The double height glass doors slide and fold to open connect the sunken living room with the outdoor spaces.
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Photography by Fabien Charuau
At night, the sculptural lighting above the sunken lounge provides a soft glow to the seating, that includes a custom-designed couch that fits the curves of the sunken lounge.
![Sunken Living Room Ideas - This modern house features a curved sunken living room that has amphitheater like seating made from polished concrete, and sits beside double-height doors that fold open to connect the living room with the pool and patio outside. #SunkenLivingRoom #LivingRoomIdeas #BuiltInSeating](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sunken-living-room-lounge-concrete-280819-1102-04-800x1199.jpg)
Photography by Fabien Charuau | Lead Architects, Interior Designers and Landscape Design: SAV Architecture + Design | Design team: Amita Kulkarni, Anna Musychak, Mario Olmos, Dhrumil Mehta, Vikrant Tike | Developers: Kriss RE | Civil Contractor: Unitech Concrete Technologies | Furniture contractor: SAV Architecture + Design
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