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Medplan’s Philosophy
A knowledge-based innovative and creative process brings humanity forward. Medplan seeks to base all its work on this basic principle. Through active participation nationally and internationally in the development of humane and technical knowledge related to building design and resources, Medplan continually seeks to be among the leaders in all fields related to its work.
Medplan’s aims are to fulfil clients’ high expectations and project objectives, making a positive impact in all fields of work through the portfolios with which they are entrusted. Through this strategy the company aims to create a working environment where employees enjoy contributing at all stages of the innovative, creative process to the very best of their ability on a platform of economic stability and security.

Working Method
There is a constant focus at Medplan on bringing new knowledge to all employees through participation in external and internal seminars, workshops and study tours to contemporary projects of interest all over the world. This forms the bases for new and innovative thinking where an emphasis is put not only on existing knowledge in one category of building design, but equally to the possibility of positive cross-over knowledge, bringing design knowledge from one building category into another.

Experience
Since its founding, Medplan has built up its human and structural assets and become well known internationally. The senior partners are often invited speakers at international conferences. In health care the company’s reputation of knowledge, experience, and high architectural and design standards has led to several commissions for design of hospitals abroad. Medplan is currently engaged by the Ayursundra Health Group in India to design a new acute hospital in Guwahati and working with Schmitt & Diamond Architects in Canada on the New Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. In 2008 the company has also worked as consultants on hospital architecture on a private hospital in Orange, Australia. Previously Medplan has been involved in the production of hospitals in Denmark, Germany and Bosnia.

Work experience with local companies, as well as several multi-national consultants internationally, gives Medplan a position that makes it possible to see and contribute to global trends. The employees’ multinational background combined with project experience internationally equips Medplan well to meet the challenge of increased globalization within the building industry in general, as well as the increased competition in Medplan’s fields.

Values & Leadership
Medplan’s leadership philosophy is based on a constant development of own human resources in an evolutionary process adapted to the ongoing acquisition of new knowledge and cultural change. To stay ahead in this process it focuses on knowledge-based innovation and creativity at all levels of the organization. This requires flexibility in leadership in an organization with short distances from top to bottom.

A majority of the contracts are long-term, involving large building structures of high functional complexity. Staff continuity and loyalty to the company’s basic philosophy is encouraged. The company philosophy is that there is no contradiction between architecture focusing on human needs for a stimulating environment based on variety in architectural space and design, and functional buildings with a high degree of flexibility to meet tomorrow’s needs.

The aim is to make excellent architecture no matter how complex the function of the building is. To meet this end profits are channelled back into the company, thus enabling Medplan to ensure its leading position in existing markets and to diversify into new markets. Both in regards to types of buildings as well as geographic location Medplan believes that the crossover effect of this strategy benefits both the company and its clients in the long run.

Sustainability in design
Medplan’s ambition is to be among the leaders designing projects if high environmental and sustainable consciousness.  All our architects has been through course on sustainable green buildings arranged by Ecobox.no.  Medplan takes part in a pilot project “green building certification” through the Norwegian Architectural Association in coordination with Miljøfyrtårn, Ecobox and Riss ltd.

Quality Control and Project Management
Our projects managers use digital project management systems on control of schedule activities and document production as well as resource control and costs. Our Quality Control Systems satisfy the requirements in NS-EN ISO 9001, adapted to client demands.

Digital Programs
Medplan use the following digital design tools; Auto-CAD/ADT,3D.studio Vis/Max and FormZ. In addition we have a wide variety of digital programs to handle specifications, quantities and cost calculations, such as G-prog, Calculus and MS-project.

Bank
DnB NOR ASA, Akerbrygge, Stranden 21, N 0021 Oslo.
IBAN: N022 7044 0525 189. BIC:    DNBANOKKXXX.