There are a number of houses designed around pods, but this one aptly named “The Mushroom House,” stands out as one of the most artistic and unique. The iconic home is located in the upstate New York town of Perinton, where it has officially been recognized as a historic landmark.
It was originally designed by architect James Johnson, and an additional twenty or so artists have further worked on various aspects of the design. All their works come together to create a beautiful, unique, and quirky house that is a showpiece on both the exterior and inside.
The house sits among well manicured trees, beautiful stone walls, and flowing water streams. The base of each pods rises up out of the ground on a mushroom like stem made of steel and concrete. There are a total of 5 pods, with one that houses the kitchen and sitting areas, one for the living and dining areas, two are bedrooms, and the fifth is a deck.
A newer addition is built on solid ground and serves as the main entrance. It features a great room and is connected to the pods via a psychedelic hallway filled with colorful, hand fired tile pieces that seem to drip off the walls.
The great room has a cave like feel, with smooth stone floors, sand molded walls, and 9,000 ceramic tiles that cover the walls and hallway. Each one was hand fired by the property’s previous owner, Marguerite Antell.
Other custom art features include a wood tree sculpture that rises out of the floor, intertwining until it hits the ceiling, making the inside feel like the outside. The living and dining pod has an indoor water fountain that gently bubbles and fills the room with sounds of a natural running stream. Even though it has a rustic feel to it, the house retains all the modern comforts and conveniences.
There are many different textures throughout the home, with a mix of smooth and rough surfaces. There are the beautiful, rich and smooth mahogany doors on the original main entrance and maple kitchen cabinets with mahogany pulls. The bedroom furniture and accents look as if they are growing out of the wall by the way they were artfully crafted.
Pod windows are everywhere, offering a 360 degree elevated view that looks out over the forest, and let in plenty of natural light. It’s clear that a lot of thought and care went into creating the mushroom house. The overall vision came together beautifully with the designs blending and meshing well all throughout the hallways and pods. Take a tour and view it yourself below.
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