Owner: City of Taylor, Michigan

Location: Taylor

Size: 33,000 sq. ft.

“I happen to know that some country clubs are more than a little envious of this facility.”

– C.D. Lewis,
General Contractor

up on the fashionable outdoor terrace restaurant.) “The City of Taylor asked for it to be upscale,” said Dave Zanley, project architect from Yops & Wilkie, A.I.A. of Wyandotte, where he also serves as the firm’s Associate in charge of design. “From day one, our directive was to make the facility impressive; in fact to be the new standard of development in Taylor.” That’s quite a high standard!

“This was a one-of-a-kind project for us in that it contained many facets that were not necessarily found in projects that we were accustomed to doing. Therefore, it presented many interesting challenges,” said C. D. Lewis, the general contractor from Lincoln Park. He also praised the project as unique because it involved a harmonious blend of mixed uses. “Just look at all that is available at Lakes of Taylor,” he said. “An outstanding recreation area, an upscale restaurant and bar, a versatile banquet facility and a retail pro golf shop. Plus that amazing water feature with winding flumes,

When you first see the impressive brick and cedar exterior and walk through the arched entrance bordered by tall, rounded columns, you might ask, “Is this really a municipal golf clubhouse?”. After all, most city-owned recreational facilities tend to be simple in appearance and basic in function. Once inside the clubhouse at the Lakes of Taylor Golf Course, it immediately becomes clear that this is no run-of-the-mill facility. It would not be stretching it too far to say this clubhouse evokes images of a classic country club where J. R. Gotbucks relaxes after nine holes of golf, sipping a tall cool drink while perusing the financial pages of the newspaper. (Mrs. Gotbucks and friends would probably be chatting it