“THE ARCHITECT” FILM SHOWING

1. What is type of project is about to be constructed?

Before starting a family, a fairly ordinary city couple wants to create their dream home.
The desire for luxurious home ownership that is within their means, for high-end
automation and technology to be available at reasonable prices, and for private spaces
for each person to express their unique personalities all stand out. They are heavily
influenced by the way of life of their friends and neighbors. The project is a two-storey
residential building for the couple. The structure is inspired by a spiral shaped shell.
There’s no straight and the shape of the house is circular with stairs that has no
handrails.
2. How did the client know/come across or choose their Architect?
The couple discovered "The Hatch House" while looking for their ideal home and the
woman began researching it. She learned that it was designed by the Sullivan + Moss
architectural firm and there she met Architect Miles Moss, the one who will design their
future house.
3. What type of an Architectural firm did the Architect established?
The Sullivan + Moss Architectural firm is a Co-owned firm. It was owned by Leo Sullivan
and his business partner James Moss.
4. What approach did the Architect did to conceptualize the idea of house planning?
When he found a spiral shaped shell and their ideas keep coming like the golden ratio,
Plato's the key to Cosmos and geometrical pattern. That is how Architect Miles started
drawing his ideas.
5. What is the concept of the project?
Architect Miles came up with geometrical pattern/golden ratio inspired from a seashell.
6. What are the services rendered by the Architects? Enumerate
The development of architectural plans/designs, specifications, and other building
construction documentation is the architect's main area of expertise. These are sets of
comprehensive instructions that the General Contractor will use to carry out the project.
The Architects offer services such as; floorplans, 3D model, suggested the concept and
design, provided materials that will be used for the house.
7. What prominent materials was use on the exterior façade of the building?
Titanium is used for the circular façade, it is a type of metal that is lightweight, high-
strength, low-corrosion structural metal and is used in alloy form for parts in high-
speed aircraft.
8. What was the illegal practice did the Architect done?
When Architect Miles Moss claimed that he designed “The Hatch House” when he didn’t
in the first place, and it was Leo Sullivan who’s the original Architect that designed it.
Additionally, he plagiarized a magazine design to construct it for the couple's ideal
home.
9. What was the penalty of the Architect?
 He lost everything; he lost the potential of being a good Architect by plagiarizing other’s
works and fooling the couple.
10. What can you say about the movie?
Although it wasn't my favorite genre, the plot was intriguing, and I'm still in disbelief.
Being a student of architecture, I found Architect Miles' disposition to be annoying
because he doesn't pay attention to his clients' preferences for their own dream home.
He has never cared about his client and has always been selfish. The couple made an
effort to find an architect to design their home, and it is very interesting that they have
trust in architects. Here in the Philippines, most Architects are ignored, and people just
go straight to Engineers because they think it will be less expensive. This is good, even
though the movie was not to my taste.