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Company: Dyerbilt Construction
Principals: Terry and Troy Dyer When Troy Dyer needed help building his first spec home, he looked no further than his own family, convincing his father, Terry, to come out of retirement. With that first project, they didn't just build a home, they built a business. For 12 years the father-and-son team has been hammering out luxurious Western architecture, and their work at the Glacier Club in Durango exemplifies this mastery, such as a grand $5.5 mil- lion, 8,000-square-foot home equipped with a state-of-the-art theater and an ornate 700-bottle wine cellar. The Dyers have commited themselves to growing and strengthening the local community, which includes building children's playhouses for the Big Brothers Big Sisters auc- tion. "We were having a good time competing with other firms in town to see who could have the sweetest 'mini man-' sion," says Troy, who adds, "With Durango's county wide pop- ulation at about 45,000, where you get your next job truly depends on how you are received within the community." As a further testamnet to this dedication, they have designed and built a mixed-use project on Main Street that will house their offices beginning in the fall. Troy, who says he works with the Built Green program because it is the resposible thing to do, jokes that the new offices will please the 'no-growth' and 'anti-sprawl' groups in town. Whether a flair wiht new timbers is in their genes (Troy's grand- father was a carpenter in Maine), or if it's the deeply rooted American tradition of the region, the Dyer's high-end timber frame homes lasso the very essence of the American West, maintaining a timeless quality that enhances the natural beauty of the Colorado land upon which they build.
(Top) The timber frame Showdown Townhomes are situated along |
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