The Architect Page #3

dreams.

You must never let yourself

be overwhelmed

by a rational analysis.

When we're talking

about a house, a room, a space,

it's not something

that you think.

It's something that you feel.

- My... my main concern

is separation.

I need my own space.

- Of course.

There must be a place

for solitude.

A couple can't be together

if they have no place

to be alone.

- Colin's uncomfortable alone.

So the TV stays on

to keep him company.

- Many people avoid solitude.

It's...

Frightening to be alone

with your thoughts.

You may find there are none.

Do you intend to have children?

- We're trying, yeah.

Our... our genes may not match.

- Well, it's an important

consideration.

The couple needs

to have privacy,

so their children can have

a place of their own

so they don't drive

everyone crazy.

- Oh, that's beautiful,

isn't it?

- The nautilus shell...

A symbol that goes back

to the ancient Hindus.

- The golden ratio.

- Exactly.

Plato called it

the key to the cosmos.

From the structure

of the human skeleton

to the pattern

on sunflowers seeds,

the ratio is there...

Seemingly a geometrical pattern

for life itself.

- Look, the golden ratio.

It's everywhere.

- Ah.

- Accumulated benefits.

Right,

during the absorption period,

the debt is divided

into a series

of staggered maturities.

Right.

No problem.

Look, if Drew answers

questions differently than me,

it doesn't mean we disagree.

- What does it mean?

- It means we haven't had

a chance to talk about it yet.

Sometimes she doesn't think

a thing through logically.

The point is,

we know what we want.

- Of course.

You could design it yourself.

You just need someone

to draw up the plans.

- No, I...

- It's like someone

who has no knowledge of fashion

but wanted to design a suit

It would be an amorphous sack.

- All I'm saying is,

we want to make sure

we get what we want.

- Well, that's why

we're here, Colon.

I'm trying to determine

what you want.

- It's "Colin."

Colon is the large intestine.

- Forgive my accent.

- One thing I want for sure

is plenty of storage space.

- Now, is that the first thing

that comes to mind?

- It's an important feature

that's easily overlooked.

Also, I want a whole-house

multi-zone audio system,

you know, so I can listen

to my music in any room

while she listens to her music

in another room.

- When did music become

so personalized?

It's funny how technology

best serves mediocrity.

- I want a flat-screen TV

in the toilet

so I can watch

the stock reports.

- Check.

- All the TVs

should be mounted flush.

That has to be

planned for, right?

'Cause you got to make sure that

they're recessed into the walls.

Shouldn't... shouldn't

you write this down?

- I just want to take

a step back,

go a little deeper.

What is it that you really want?

- Some friends put in

a voice-activated butler system

that performs

all these household tasks.

You know, you can call...

from the freeway,

and it starts the sauna.

Is that the kind of thing...

Hey, Jim.

Basic structure

is where all the investors

owning a sequential-pay mortgage

investment conduit

received interest payments.

Yeah, the principal received

from the underlying mortgages

repays each tranche

in a predetermined order.

Right. No problem.

Sorry.

- Our work has become

so specialized, hasn't it?

People know more and more

about less and less.

- Yeah.

S-shouldn't we be

more systematic here,

you know, make a list

of things we like and don't like

about our current house?

- If you want, but we could

also use our imaginations

and dream of what our new

house could be.

You... you must have dreams

for your new house.

- Yes, I do. I dream.

I dream that we don't go

over-budget, you know.

I dream that the place

is re-saleable

and I don't lose my shirt.

- And yet you're asking for

a voice-activated butler system.

- No, no, no, I researched

the butler system.

It's surprisingly affordable.

Look, this isn't

rocket science, you know.

For one thing, we have

this great view of the water.

Just put up a wall of glass

and frame the view.

- Nothing spoils a view so much

as huge windows

that gape at it incessantly.

It's better to glimpse it

as you pass by.

- I don't want to glimpse it.

I want to see it.

It's a big view

from a house on a hill.

- A house should

never be on a hill.

A house shouldn't be

on anything.

A house should be of the hill.

Hill and house living together,

each the happier for the other.

- Yeah.

Look, uh, Miles,

here's my concern.

You're, um...

You're an artist,

and I'm just...

I don't know

that your vision

reflects our needs.

- Rest assured...

I find the client can be

a significant design resource.

They sometimes

make wonderful suggestions.

- Thank you.

Don't forget...

We're the ones

that have to live there.

We have to pay for it.

We have to be rational.

- I understand completely.

Rationalism is the enemy of art,

but is necessary as a basis

for architecture.

- It certainly is.

- A work of art

is revolutionary.

A house is conservative.

- That's right.

- A house must satisfy

a requirement.

A work of art does not.

- I'm glad

we're on the same page.

- A house is designed

to provide comfort.

A work of art

wants to draw people

out of their comfort zone.

- Exactly.

- That is why people love houses

and hate art.

- Yes.

No, I don't hate art.

- Only a small part

of architecture belongs

to the realm of art...

The monument and the tomb.

Everything else has a function.

I believe

it is just as important

to design a chicken coop

as it is to design a cathedral.

We're roughly at the height

of the second story.

- A blank canvas.

Where do you begin?

- I got something for you.

- Oh.

- I want you

to start noticing things,

little details that contribute

towards how a space

makes you feel.

Drawing is better

than taking photos.

It forces you to look

more closely at things.

- Nobody talks

about these things.

It's like a big secret

and they only let you in on it

once you have children.

- Where's your sweater, Max?

Did you leave it in your Cubby?

- What's a Cubby?

- I can't believe

you don't know what a Cubby is.

When did you start sketching?

- I'm taking notes

for my architect.

- "My architect."

Drew has her very own architect.

- He's...

so inspiring.

- Oh.

- It's like I'm seeing things

in a completely new way.

I love my architect.

- Does Colin

love your architect?

- Colin is suspicious

of creativity.

- Hey, are we getting

together Wednesday?

- I have a facial at 9:00

and a laser appointment at 4:00,

but other than that,

I'm pretty open.

- Emma's doing my nails at 1:00.

What about late afternoon?

- I have 6:
30 yoga.

Thursday?

- No, I do weight training

Thursday mornings,

but the afternoon is free.

- I'm getting my hair colored

then I have therapy. Friday?

- Any recent changes

in your health?

- No.

- Any big life changes...

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