John B.

Haadsma, RLA
Portfolio of
Landscape Architecture
Table of Contents Page
Resume 2
Planned Residential Communities 3
Golf Communities 9
Mixed Residential & Commercial Master Plans 13
Commercial Development 17
Schools & Universities 21
Environmental & Restoration 27
Institutional 30 31
Corporate 34
Construction Details 37
Urban Revitalization 39
Urban Design & LEED 41
John  B.  Haadsma
1712 Country Club Dr. NE
Grand Rapids, MI  49505
(616) 206-8811
jhaadsma@sbcglobal.net

Objective:
Obtain a position as a Landscape Architect & Project Manager. I have over fifteen years of experience
designing and managing hundreds of projects ranging from resorts, golf courses, and residential
communities to dune restoration and wetland creation projects. This variety of experience has allowed me
to appreciate the flexibility and design opportunities a site has to offer as well as provide the skills
necessary to creatively plan for a client's needs.

Employment History:
Design Plus, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 2001 – March 2010 | Landscape Architect & Project Manager

King & Macgregor, Environmental, Inc.

Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 1998 – October 2001 | Landscape Architect & Environmental Specialist

URS Greiner
Grand Rapids, Michigan
February 1997 – May 1998 | Project Designer

LS3P Architects
Charleston , South Carolina
January 1996 - February1997 | Land Planner

Cornelisse Design
Ada, Michigan
July 1995 – December 1995 | Intern Landscape Architect

Education:
Bachelor ‘s Degree of Landscape Architecture
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Graduated cum laude, 1st of 38 in Class

Bachelor’s Degree of Science

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Certificates & Licenses:

Licensed Landscape Architect # 1276, State of Michigan
Member of ASLA
LEED AP, Member of USGB
Planned Residential Communities
 Schematic Design

Design Development

Prairie Winds Residential Community PUD Submittal

Zeeland, Michigan
Utilizing both conservation and neo-traditional design principles, Prairie Winds is a 225 unit residential community within walking distance of a
planned town center and school. The design incorporates over 50% open space, a community center/pool, community gardens, golf, and miles of trails.
Prairie Winds
Zeeland , Michigan

Graphics generated from REVIT model

Prairie Winds
Zeeland, Michigan
Pratt Park Master Plan
Marshall, Michigan
A 165 unit mixed-use housing development featuring a 12-foot waterfall.
Cottages on the Rogue
Algoma Township, Michigan
A 25 unit cluster housing project featuring rain gardens, wetland trails, and community access to the Rogue River.
Golf Communities
 Under Construction – Fall, 2009

Arcadia Highlands
ArcadiaTownship. Michigan
A 120 acre golf community nestled in the dunes of Lake Michigan and adjacent to Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club.
Features include existing cherry orchards, a community clubhouse, an observation tower/lounge, practice
golf facility, equestrian center, and a commercial retail center.
http://arcadiahighlands.com
 Existing Clubhouse

Site Plan

The Ravines Golf Club

Saugatuck, Michigan
Project included a plan for clubhouse expansion and a 20 unit guest facility study for this Arnold Palmer signature course.
 Schematic Design

Aerial Perspective

Macatawa Legends Design Competition

Holland, Michigan Site Master Plan
This exercise provided a feasibility study for a planned commercial and residential golf community which spanned across four townships.
Mixed Residential & Commercial Master Plans
Centennial Master Plan
Vicksburg, Michigan
This neo-traditional community plan covers over 540 acres and incorporates commercial, civic, and institutional uses.
Gilmore Farms Master Plan
Richland Township, Michigan
A 250 acre mixed use community with two commercial centers.

Commercial Center | Aerial Perspective

Community Master Plan Site Plan | Commercial Center

Village at 48 West
Allendale, Michigan
A student housing community with a commercial “main street”.
Commercial Development
Baldwin Street Gateway
Georgetown Township, Michigan
Township master plans were prepared to stimulate commercial interest at a new “gateway” interchange.
 South Waverly – Concept A

South Waverly – Concept B

North Waverly – Concept A North Waverly – Concept B

Waverly Road Commercial Master Plan Study

City of Holland, Michigan
Shown are few concepts from a series of commercial retail master plans designed for the City of Holland to revitalize tired business districts.
Midlink Business Park
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Shown is a master plan for a lifestyle center at the previous site of a General Motors Plant.
Schools & Universities
 Design Development
Graphic

Built
Project

East Rockford Middle School

Rockford, Michigan
Design included plans for expansion as a future high school.
 Built Project- Martha Miller Center

Site Plan - Martha Miller Center

Martha Miller Center | Hope College

Holland, Michigan
One of many gateway architectural projects done on campus.
East Campus Master Plan | Hope College
Holland, Michigan
Campus road closures presented opportunities for traffic calming, new public plazas, and modified circulation patterns.
 Thomas Cooley Law School Courtyard
Grand Rapids Campus

Cooley Law School

Grand Rapids, Michigan
 Allendale Campus

Pew Campus

Site Plan - Martha Miller Center

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
Our firm established the University’s design standards, planned, designed and implemented dozens of projects for both campuses.
Environmental & Restoration
 Rivertown Crossings Mall
Grandville, Michigan

Cook Valley Estates Meijer Inc.

Grand Rapids, Michigan Portage, Michigan

Wetland Mitigation Projects

 Meinert Park
White River Township, Michigan

Residential Housing Project

Covert Township, Michigan

Critical Dunes Projects Residential Feasibility Study

Saugatuck, Michigan
Institutional
 Site Analysis Built Project

Site Plan Built Project

Hospice of Holland
Holland Township, Michigan
This campus was designed be a peaceful place for families of patients. The site features a sculptural park, gazebo, and a water feature with cascading falls.
 Site Master Plan

Grand Rapids First – Youth Ministries Camp Retreat

Allendale, Michigan
This church ministries camp master plan features an indoor and sports complex, high ropes course, sled run, zip lines, and natural amphitheater.
 Site Master Plan Aerial Perspective

Benjamin’s Hope
Holland, Michigan
This is a therapeutic work and live campus master plan for the autistic.
Corporate
Amway Corporation
Ada, Michigan
Landscape improvements were made to the main guest entrance of this corporate world headquarters.
Johnson Controls
Plymouth, Michigan
Expansion master plan for 100 acre corporate campus.
Construction Details
 Built Project
Park Place at Elmwood Park
Hudsonville, Michigan
Construction documents provided for a senior living community entrance.
Urban Revitalization
Creston Neighborhood Master Plan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Urban Design & LEED Project
Gallery on Fulton
Grand Rapids, Michigan
This LEED urban design project has both residential and commercial uses, incorporates a green roof terrace, and features three-story live walls on two sides of the building.

Perspective rendering | Under construction 2010