The Architect Page #6

but I have to say,

it will still be more

than your original budget.

- Well, hopefully

subsequent generations

will find that the Stone House

was worth the extra expense.

- That's a yes.

Come on, honey.

Oh!

Oh!

- Ooh!

- Oh!

- Thank you.

- Whoo!

- Yay!

- Oh, it will be

a very quiet house

if it's just the two of you.

How old are you now,

honey... 39, 40?

- I thought you said

you never ask a woman's age.

- Colin's getting up there too.

You should take

some precautions.

I've been doing

a little research.

We know a very good doctor

who can help you.

He has a wonderful facility

with an emergency backup system

in case there's a power outage.

And his practice isn't so big

that you'd get lost

in the shuffle.

You know, if you'd like,

I could make an appointment,

and then you could,

you know, go over

and freeze some sperm

or harvest one or two eggs,

and, you know,

you wouldn't have to worry.

You'd have a backup plan, you

know, just in case you need it.

- Mom, is that dinner

conversation... sperm and eggs?

- I'm sorry, honey.

You're right.

- And can we lose

this flower arrangement?

I can't see around it, over it.

- They're beautiful.

They're from our garden.

- I know that,

but I can't have a conversation.

- And, you know, sweetheart,

when the time is right,

I know a wonderful Russian nanny

who costs a lot less

than you would think.

- Aren't you getting

a little ahead of yourself?

- I'm just trying to help, okay?

- I appreciate that.

- She's gonna need her own room.

You might as well plan for that.

- We're not building

a separate bedroom

for a potential nanny

to take care

of potential children.

- Right.

The nanny can stay in the study.

- How many bedrooms total?

- They're sleeping spaces.

- Huh?

- There...

There's one true bedroom

and a space for a daybed.

- Daybed?

What's a daybed?

You're spending a lot of money

for a house

with only one bedroom?

You're nuts!

- Okay, Joseph.

It's not your house. Let them

make their own mistakes.

- The architecture

is really quite special.

He's... he's a genius.

- Genius.

Genius does not design

a million-dollar house

with one bedroom.

- I just don't understand

why you didn't use

Elizabeth's brother-in-law.

The space for the daybed

could easily be turned

into a bedroom.

We just add a door and a closet.

- We can't make any changes

without consulting Miles.

- It's our house, Drew.

- You close that big hole

in the ceiling,

you'll probably have room

for a couple more bedrooms.

- Yeah, but tiny.

- No, that area is part

of the staircase.

It's... it's

the main design feature.

- Hmm. Looks like

wasted space to me.

- Well, you know, you could

maybe squeeze in

another bathroom here.

Oh, and if you push out

the kitchen wall there,

you know,

you could have a little mudroom

for when the children

come in from playing.

- Can't they just wipe

their little feet on the mat?

- If we're gonna make changes,

now is the time to do it.

Boy, you don't look so good.

I'm gonna be sick.

- It's probably the shellfish.

We'll all be sick.

- Uh-huh.

Yeah, tax equity investment

equal to present value

distributions...

discounted at a minimum

unlevered target IRR.

Yeah, based on the project's

capacity factor.

Whether or not the partnership

flip structure yields returns.

Right.

The two lease structures...

Sale leaseback

and inverted lease.

Right.

Feeling any better?

- Not really.

Sorry I couldn't say

good-bye to your parents.

- They understood.

If you're sick, you're sick.

Not much you can do about it.

Hmm.

- What are you reading?

- A very interesting analysis

of whether a partnership flip

yields higher returns

than a sale leaseback.

The conclusion

is pretty surprising.

- I'm pregnant.

- Are you joking?

Drew, honey.

- Did you get my message?

- Oh, yes.

- And?

- You can't change the walls

without changing the structure

and supports.

I'd have to revise the plans.

The structural engineer

would have to revise his plans.

And Conway would issue a

change-order for the extra cost.

- Yeah, I know, but we need

more bedrooms.

- Why?

- A house this size

should have more bedrooms.

It's just common sense.

- Is common our goal?

I don't know why people

hire architects

and then tell them what to do.

- Because it's our house.

- Well, often, the opinion

of the client must be

disregarded for their own good.

- Do...

- We're having a baby.

- What?

Really?

Congratulations!

That's great news.

- Thank you.

- The space for the daybed

can easily be modified

to make room for the baby.

- Oh, I'm glad you agree,

'cause if we don't start making

some practical compromises,

we're gonna end up

with a white elephant.

- Oh, really?

Would "Art and Architecture"

magazine

put a white elephant

on its cover?

- "Art and Architecture"

magazine?

- A feature writer

called me yesterday.

The Stone House is a finalist

for their October issue.

- Wow.

- That's pretty good.

- Michael. Mike Stone.

- No.

What about Braydon?

- Braydon?

That sounds like a horse.

- I like Joseph.

Joseph. Joseph Stone.

- Regular Joe.

- Well...

- Wow.

What about Grayson?

- You're just making stuff up.

- Well...

What about Upton or Hudson...

or Grace?

- That sounds like a law firm...

Upton, Hudson, and Grace.

What happened to something

simple, like... like Jane?

That's pretty. Jane.

- Plain Jane and Average Joe.

- No.

- Wow.

Wow.

It's fantastic, Miles.

- Incredible.

Let me ask you,

can you paint it?

- The titanium?

Why would you want to do that?

- I'm saying down the road,

you know, for a change of pace.

- That's insane.

It's... it's beautiful.

It has a 100-year warranty

against corrosion.

- Well, it's just...

more silver than I thought

it would be.

- I love it.

- Gary.

- Ew.

Abigail.

- Yeah, that rolls

right off the tongue.

- Oscar.

- Oscar?

Wow. Middle school

wasn't hard enough.

Jeff.

Jeff is not a name for an adult.

- Jeffrey.

- Imogen.

- Do you want her to hate us?

Is that what you want?

I mean, really,

if you want to show the world

that you're creative,

sweetheart,

do it in a way that doesn't harm

innocent bystanders.

- Is that what you think

I'm doing?

- Kids want to fit in.

They don't want to be different.

- What if the child

isn't as conservative

and unimaginative as the father?

- Oh, yeah?

W-w-what if he is?

What if he's... what if he's

actually quite capable

o-o-of dealing sensibly

and prudently

with practical matters?

I mean, have you seen

these change orders...

These extras added

by your genius?

The costs keep spiraling upward,

just like

this f***ing staircase.

- Why do we always do things

your way?

- We don't do things

my way, sweetheart.

We do them the right way...

With research and planning.

- You claim

there's all this logic,

but it always ends up your way.

You argue with me until you

wear me down and I give in.

- You know what?

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