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DURANGO DREAM HOME SACHS By Graham Coffey
Up on Florida Mesa lies a home as unique as any the Durango area has to offer. The ranch house sits on a large plot of land featuring mountain views in every direction. The scenery surrounding the home is so good that the owners wanted a few different outdoor spaces, one for each of the mountain ranges they can enjoy from the property. On one side is a large round island patio with views of the La Plata Mountains. On another side is a patio with a hot tub, where the residents can soak while views of the HD Mountains wash over them. Just for good measure, a third patio features an above-ground firepit with more long-distance views. Those types of outdoor spaces certainly aren’t something you’d find at most properties. But what is even more unique is that
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the property houses multiple generations of the same family—and each one of those inhabitants has tastes of their own. While most builders might balk at the task of designing and building a home where the style of construction and decor changes room by room, this home is the type of project that contractor Rob Sachs and his team at Sachs Construction specialize in. You might know the Sachs Construction name for the firm’s numerous commercial projects in downtown Durango. Even if you weren’t aware at the time, if you’ve been in the area long, you’ve probably enjoyed an evening in a place they built. While Sachs is known for building and designing Durango staples like El Moro and Chimayo, he and his team also excel outside the restaurant category.
In certain circles, Sachs is even more renowned for his high-end custom residential projects, but since most of his residential clientele request anonymity, the Durango public only gets rare glimpses into some of the unique projects his firm has undertaken. Despite that, Sachs Construction is very much in demand for its unique custom homes, because they excel with clients who want a more out-of-the-box design. The firm’s uniqueness also stems from its downtown Durango office space, which was formerly a locally famous Victorian-themed bar called The Pelican’s Nest. Durango Magazine sat down with Sachs in his downtown office, and it was immediately clear that 38 years of construction experience have molded him into a man who is unafraid of anything that can go wrong on
