PHILIP BANTA

Banta is principal with Philip Banta and Associates in Emeryville CA.  After graduating from Harvard with a degree in Visual and Environmental Studies, he went to Berkeley and earned a Masters degree in Architecture.  He taught at Berkeley and also at the University of Texas at Austin.

Sometime before 1989 - The Matrix Beach House, aka Stinson Beach House, Stinson Beach CA. 2800 sf.  Located in the Seadrift Community, a gated area closed to the public. As the Seadrift houses are built entirely upon sand, they could potentially disappear beneath the waves if a major earthquake hits this part of the San Andreas Fault.    Photos by Andrew McKinney.

Sometime before 1992 - The Radius B House, Tiburon CA.   Photo by Andrew McKinney.

1993 - The XYZ house, 43 Perth Place, Oakland CA.  4000 sf.  Named for the shape of its underlying bracing.  The clients for this house are collectors of American art and furniture. They wanted a modernist house protected at the street side but open to the outdoors.  The decks and roof overhang offering shade; the double-height living-room and stair tower offer natural ventilation; and the concrete provides thermal mass for passive solar heating.

Year Unknown - Cook Cabin.  Location unknown.

Year Unknown - The Parallax House, Burlingame CA.  5400 sf.

Year Unknown - The Dan and Ilan Silberstein Residence, 28 Meadow Hill Drive, Tiburon CA.  Sold to Richard Shenkman, who commissioned Banta for renovation and expansion.  At this point the house was named The Equinox House.  Bottom two photos by Matthew Millman.