Johan Neerman (born 24 May 1959 in

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) is a Belgian architect, industrial designer and systems thinker. He works with naval architecture,Smets, Francis (November 2002). "Can design solve the problem of mobility?". Kwintessens 55: 7. appropriate technology, transport design, cultural concepts and arts,Fonk, Hans (April 1998). "Van Treehouse tot maxi Sampan". Object 232, p. 81. systems thinking.

Early life

Johan Neerman was born in 1959 in Belgium (

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, was Belgian industrial designer.Binst, Jean-Marie (December 2000). "The Metro, and beyond". Tram 81 30: 20. Johan studied architecture at the Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Victor Horta in

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(1980–1985). During his studies he did a thesis on applied systems theory with Professor Paul Tahon, ergonomist. He joined the

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office in

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in 1985 and after 1 year joined the army and went to the United States. There he studied at

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. He studied Social Systems Sciences under the guidance of Professor

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. During those years he focused on

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. He worked on his research with Michele Sanglier and

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Experience

Worked on architectural and transport systems projects with IDPO Ph Neerman. After in 1999 he took over family business. Neerman is a member of organizations: the Scientific committee of ISD Valenciennes, FIA, BBCBC, Brussels Town Planning Federation (FBU) and the UDB. He has been teaching as a professor at the

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in 2000. Johan Neerman worked on wide variety of projects from transport systems to naval architecture.Anna Albano, Paola Ranzini; Edith Doove (June 2000). Dymamic City. Brussels: Skira/Seuil. pp. 83–90. . In 1995 he totally renovate Château de Pierrefitte and all included buildings. His next project was the Poil Municipality.

Transport systems

He joined the family design office, IDPO Ph Neerman, from 1992. Worked on a cable-pulled system ( SK), for Aéroport de Paris with Paul Andreu and the Citadis tram range

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. From 1995 until 1998 he worked on upgrading of the

Brussels Metro The Brussels Metro (french: Métro de Bruxelles, nl, Brusselse metro) is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of four conventional metro lines and three ''premetro'' lines. The me ...

fifth generation vehicles. Neerman directed the partnership with Breda-Firema, the creation of the double-decker coaches (M6 types) for the SNCB Competition. He participated in the RATP competition for the MF 2000. He later participated in the Barcelona concept and took out a patent for design. Johan Neerman worked for Peugeot for about two years, doing design studies for the 2007-2009 car range. In 2000 he designed a low-draft fast ferry boat for Royal Denship in Denmark with the naval architect Herward Oehlmann.

Naval design

Johan Neerman worked on different naval designs in collaboration with German Naval architect Herward Oehlmann. Johan Neerman designed a low-draft ferry boat for Royal denship in Denmark in 2000. The boat carry 366 passengers and 45 metres long. The main idea was to give the ferry boat a private yacht look. The ferry boat is about 45 metres long. His next work "Trimaran" is 99 metres long and 45 metres wide with a cruising speed of 35 knots and autonomy of 7500 nautical miles. The entire ship is designed like a PlayStation, where inside and outside spaces contribute to the playfulness of open, semi-closed and open spaces. The length of the ship was determined by the wish to integrate the tender for 36 people and crew in the stern of the rear central hull part and to allow harboring of the tender while the master ship cruises and 30 knots inside the main hull. The length of the boat also allowed any steps to be avoided, making use only of slopes. All glass windows are bullet-proof and the hull has been compartmentalized. Ship is able to stay afloat and remain as light as possible.Deryckere, Filip (April 1998). "Johan Neerman". Industriele Vormgeving 32: 7-12.

Furniture

In 1994 he designed a new display case concept "Ice Cube Gliding Furniture System". It's involves attachment to a ceiling of rails or fixed anchoring points. The rails are drawn steel profiles and are made in Austria. Electricity, sound systems (emergency) lighting systems an alarm systems are built into the ceilings. The suspended display cases can be moved manually or by remote control. The light source itself is invisible and the system allows an object to be lit without its throwing a shadow. Ice Cube won the "1998 Provincial Prize for Artistic Craft and Industrial Design" for the province of West Flanders. The system is being applied in the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels. Many of his works were shown at: * IF Hanover (Germany) * Design Biennale of St Etienne (France) * Jong Wonen (Belgium) * Intérier, Kortrijk (Belgium) * Casa Europea (Belgium) * Ice Cube - Ghent, Kortrijk, Antwerp (Belgium) * VIZO Brussels (Belgium) * Ghent Design Museum.

New Generation Personal Mobility

Johanson3 (company) European transport design company based in Belgium that is developing new generation

electric Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by ...

three-wheeler A three-wheeler is a vehicle with three wheels. Some are motorized tricycles, which may be legally classed as motorcycles, while others are tricycles without a motor, some of which are human-powered vehicles and animal-powered vehicles. Overv ...

s with high payload capacity. The company was created in 2011 by Johan Neerman CEO. The special frame allows in its strongest version to put 3 adults and 2 kids or the equivalent in

payload Payload is the object or the entity which is being carried by an aircraft or launch vehicle. Sometimes payload also refers to the carrying capacity of an aircraft or launch vehicle, usually measured in terms of weight. Depending on the nature of ...

capacity. Vorsatz William (October 2014). "Dreirad mit Solardach". Photovoltaik 99: 96. The Johanson3 series are also designed with

women A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or Adolescence, adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female hum ...

and children in mind. Company has a background in

transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, an ...

design business since 1967 IDPO

Concept

The Johanson3 electric scooter concept is to replace current polluting and inefficient means of

transportation Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ...

suburban A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

and

urban areas An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, t ...

. It is the first light stable

vehicle A vehicle (from la, vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters for disabled people), railed vehicles (trains, trams), wa ...

with high

capacity also designed for women and children.

Johanson3 range

Range of Johanson3

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consists of 5 vehicles. The design is a stable three-wheeler, with the driver leaning back rather than sitting (though sitting is an option). Feet rest on a plate, and pressing down on that plate creates a lean on the front wheel, turning the

while the rear wheels remain solidly on the ground. Various models accommodate single riders with their payload. The commuter models are not much wider than the elbows of a rider hunched over a pair of mountain bike handlebars, and can slip through a standard doorway. The overall mobility concept is allowing the latest technology in terms of propulsion. The frame allows also the fitting of different tires such as: off-road tires, spike tires, or balloon tires for soft surfaces.

History

Johanson3 SA emerged from a family business with numerous prestigious references in the design of

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systems with more than 40 original vehicles designed worldwide. His father,

, was Belgian industrial designer. Johan Neerman, famous for his most innovative transport systems in

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, had his work materialized in some of the European’s most representative cities such as

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, etc. Several prototypes were made prior to the creation of the company. Most of them were made in Italy and corrected in northern France.It took several years to validate the concept the business model and define the right functionalities. The first mule was designed to validate the propulsion and the

ergonomics Human factors and ergonomics (commonly referred to as human factors) is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems. Four primary goals of human factors learnin ...

. The second prototype was materialized in a shorter version and was equipped with two rear engines and was tested successfully. Speeds up to 60 km/h were reached with a range of 40 km in full charge. Springs were added making the tilting more efficient and responsive. Many more ergonomic studies and refinement were made on the design side before another prototype was made.

Publications

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Gallery

File:Control room France author Johan Neerman.jpg, Control room File:Control room Johan Neerman.jpg, Control room by Johan Neerman File:Atomium Underground Connection Brussels Belgium Johan Neerman.jpg, Atomium Underground Connection Brussels, Belgium File:TGV J Neerman.jpg, TGV File:Johan Neerman 009.JPG, Brussel's metro File:Johan Neerman 008.JPG, Citadis Montpellier File:Johan Neerman 021.JPG, System SK File:Johan Neerman 05.JPG, Funicular Tigner File:Johan Neerman7859.JPG, Tramway of Barcelona-station 1999 File:Bus Stop Grenoble (Johan Neerman).jpg , Bus Stop Grenoble File:Johan Neerman 45.JPG, Power trimaran yacht File:Johan Neerman458.JPG, Museum of Musical instruments Concert Hall

References

External links

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Official website of Johanson3
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