JZS Designs aims to display the professional landscape design work, and other projects produced by Jordan Z. Speer.
JZS Designs focuses heavily on post-college professional work designed and often implemented for select clients while working with Indigenous Landscaping Inc. in Omaha, NE. Sketchup is the sole tool offered by the employers for the digital construction of these projects.
Projects produced for the company, outside the realm of 3D generated design, are also exhibited, as well as a portfolio of works created while studying architecture at Iowa State University. The portfolio was completed with programs such as rhinoceros 3D, and adobe suite.
Projects
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Suburban Shade
Total overhaul of the existing landscape. Focused on a serene backyard experience with the addition of a fire pit area, including the reconstruction / reprogram of the back of house deck.
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Lake House
Complete new home build and entire landscape reconstruction. Immediate challenges were the site’s size, geometry and rapid change in elevation.
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MOBA Street of Dreams
Homebuilder competition with strict two month deadline from start of design. Full landscape and hardscape construction with pool. Difficulties surrounding site access, contractor cohesion, and show date.
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Country Club Historic District
Full landscape revitalization. Customer focus on 3-season color and interest. Wanted to set apart the landscape from the often dull and less vibrant surroundings.
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Beach House Addition
A new 2,400 square foot addition which required seamless transition to the existing hardscape areas, softening the elevation from the footprint to the beach, while maintaining the harmony of the overall property.
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Concrete Contractor Facility
New headquarters for a regional concrete construction company focused on the beautification of their new workplace. Wants to utilize stone outcroppings, large trees, and sustainable native plantings to make their space feel like home.
Other Design Tasks…
College Architecture Portfolio
2020 - 2022
This portfolio consists of four projects, and features some of the later studio work completed during my 3rd, 4th, and 5th year. The portfolio is structured with two practical projects and two explorative projects. The practical projects are based on real-life wants and needs from the community while the explorative projects blossom from an initial idea, then expand subjectively from the brief.
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College Architecture Portfolio
2018 - 2020
This portfolio consists of three projects completed my 2nd and 3rd year at Iowa State University. These projects consisted of significant exploration and research, some practical, and others more large-scale and utopian. These projects were the building blocks for my architectural education, engaging mostly on research analysis, and ideation, while clearly focusing on societal impact.
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Seasonal Color
When working for Indigenous Landscaping Inc., I had many responsibilities, one of which included seasonal color. I grew to love the opportunity to create my own mini moments around my client’s homes as the seasons changed.
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Contact & Notify
Thank you for taking the time to look over my projects and see what I have been working on. Please fill out this form to get in touch with me. Any comments, critiques, or questions for me about my work are welcomed.