ray kappe architect FAIA “The passive system for [the Benton residence] is based upon a series of greenhouse areas and a central court. Solar collectors are [planned] over the circulation system...”
 Ray Kappe, architect FAIA
 “The strong structural design approach to this residence is expressed in the exposed laminated beams and natural materials of wood, concrete and glass.”
 Yoshio Futogawa, editor of Global Architecture magazine