The Mushroom House is seen best from a boat out on the water. “From the sea, you can really see the layering of the house, the mushroom caps serving as roofs articulating the movement of the architecture,” Pineda said. The architect employed the filleting technique to achieve a mushroom’s soft edges. “Instead of designing the house in 90-degree angles, we used filleted corners, or basically, curved corners, cancelling sharp edges. Under the cap, we used wood to achieve a warmer tone against the white ceiling. An open sea view can be very harsh, and to manage this is by creating something warmer or dimmer, not bright,” he explained.
He also opted to use stone-coated shingles for the roof, which enabled them to get the curve. “And they are excellent material for seafronts,” Pineda said, coming across another design principle he calls “practical luxury”. “We wanted…
