The Architect Page #3

cryptic on the phone.

Mr. Sullivan died

unexpectedly three months ago

and, uh, left

a lot of creditors.

- He was your partner?

- Leo's role was more

on the business side.

As it turns out, my confidence

in him was misplaced.

I am so glad that you like

the Hatch House.

I had a wonderful client,

Putnam Hatch.

- Mm.

- Anytime I've ever done

anything good,

it's because I've had

a wonderful client.

- What makes a wonderful client?

- Someone who inspires me.

Can I?

As an architect, I have the job

of transforming hopes and dreams

into wood, glass,

steel, and concrete.

But if the dreams aren't there,

there's very little I can do.

There will never be

a great architect

without a great client.

- I can tell by your style

you're a creative person.

You appreciate the process.

- Yeah, I do.

- It's very satisfying

when a client

gets as excited as I do.

- Do all architects

start by drawing?

- Many prefer the computer,

I'm old school.

With a pen and paper, I'm free.

I could redesign the entire city

of Paris in half an hour.

- You mentioned your father

was an architect.

- Called himself

an old-fashioned modernist.

The modernists

had this absurd idea

that you could heal the world

through architecture.

Of course, that's impossible.

Nobody expects architects

to have grand visions anymore.

What a shame.

- Hmm.

- Miles.

- I just love the way

you combine vintage

and contemporary.

- Oh, thanks.

Miles, I'd like you

to meet my husband, Colin Stone.

- Miles Moss.

- That's quite the house

at 299 Fulton.

- Thank you.

We call it the Hatch House.

- It's named after the client.

- That's traditionally

how it works.

Whatever you build here

will be called the Stone House.

- Huh.

Oh, Mr. Hatch must be

a wealthy man.

- People assume

that interesting architecture

is expensive,

but it's not necessarily so.

There are a lot of new and

innovative materials out there.

- So how would you

describe your style?

Who are your influences?

- Influence

is a difficult subject for me.

I, uh, try to avoid it.

It would be a nightmare

if I started to think about it

It would just tie my hands.

None of us invented the house.

That happened

thousands of years ago.

Remarkable property.

Yeah, I must admit, as much

as I loved the old house,

I feel we have

a tremendous opportunity.

- Oh, I agree...

A tremendous opportunity!

- Let's say we wanted

a 3,000-square-foot house,

four bedroom, three bath.

Ballpark, what's that

gonna set us back?

- That's a bit like saying you

want to marry a woman

who's 5'6" and 125 pounds.

Many women would fit

the criteria,

but you wouldn't love them.

What's more important

is designing a house

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