Owen Glen Announces Mountain Rustic Clubhouse Designed by Garland Reynolds

Dec. 3, 2008 - PRLog -- Ivy Log Development has selected M. Garland Reynolds, Jr., FAIA, President of Reynolds Architects in Gainesville, to design the clubhouse at Owen Glen. Upon completion, the mountain rustic clubhouse will be the perfect gathering for residents and golfers. Reynolds has worked closely with Old Union designer and owner, Denis Griffiths, to design a clubhouse that captures the spirit of the north Georgia mountains. Construction on the clubhouse is expected to begin in 2009.

“Reynolds has a proven track record in the architectural industry and I am extremely thankful to have his expertise and talent on this project,” said Griffiths.

Reynolds is an award-winning architect and has been among Georgia’s leading architects for the last 35 years. His firm, Reynolds Architects, founded in 1976, is an accomplished architectural firm dedicated to the client seeking to commission a distinctive architectural statement that is aesthetic, functional and well constructed, within a set budget. Through his firm, Reynolds has designed varied projects including art centers, theaters, museums, hotels, lodges, equestrian centers and much more. Notable projects include the Savannah Hyatt Regency Hotel, the Jane Hurt Yarn Interpretive Center and Theater and the Amicalola Falls State Park Hike-Inn Lodge. For more information on Reynolds Architects, visit www.reynoldsarchitects.com.

“The clubhouse at Owen Glen is the second project I have had the pleasure of working on with Griffiths,” said Reynolds. “The clubhouse will have a barn character that one would expect in the north Georgia mountains and careful planning has allowed us to design a building that is indigenous to the area and also serves its purpose as a clubhouse.”  

The clubhouse’s beautiful exterior will include board siding, stone, a tin roof, porches and a chimney. A fitness center, meeting room, changing rooms, and grille will be located inside the clubhouse. The changing rooms’ location allows for the golf portion of the clubhouse to close at night, but residents playing a late game of tennis or swimming a few laps at the pool after dark will still have access to the changing rooms. Large windows across the back wall of the clubhouse provide breathtaking views of Ivy Log Valley and the surrounding mountains.

Owen Glen’s sales center is open Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. To visit Owen Glen’s sales center take Route 515 north to Blairsville. From Blairsville take US 129 toward Murphy, N.C. and turn right at the first traffic light, which is Ivy Log Road. Owen Glen’s sales center is two miles ahead on the right.

About Owen Glen
Owen Glen is developed by Ivy Log Development and is Blairsville’s newest golf course community. With generous one- to three-acre home sites affordably priced from the $70,000s, Owen Glen is the perfect mountain retreat for move-up buyers, second home buyers and retirees looking for a dignified golf course community home. The centerpiece of Owen Glen is Old Union, a semi-private, 7,650 yard championship length golf course designed by world-renowned golf course designer, Denis Griffiths. In addition to Old Union, Owen Glen offers residents an array of activities including tennis, swimming in the community pool, trout fishing in Ivy Log Creek and more. Presales on an initial 26 estate home sites, including some golf course sites began in early September. For more information on Owen Glen, call 706-835-9420 or 866-559-5844 or visit www.OwenGlen.com.