6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

according to the loads imposed on the system. Obstructions to hanger
positions should be anticipated to enable solutions to be adopted. Services
in the plenum should be set out with sufficient accuracy to ensure that the
integrated fittings they serve will be correctly positioned relative to the
suspension grid and the panels.
Suspended ceiling manufacturers often provide several combinations of
suspended ceiling components and the architect chooses a specific
configuration which best satisfies the project’s needs. Thus, suspended
ceiling, at the assembly level, is often a “kit-of-the-parts” type design.
6.4 Analyzing Suspended Ceiling Design Process
with DSM
6.4.1 Research Setting
This research was carried out in the architectural design department of
TEPE Construction Company and in the offices of their engineering
collaborators. Tepe Group Companies began operations in Ankara in 1969,
and the companies are still fully owned by Bilkent Holding which belongs to
Bilkent University. Today the Tepe Group provides total services from
project development to turnkey project turnover. This approach is realized
by full integration of its various companies which deal with such areas as
infrastructure, construction, construction materials, doors, frames, kitchens
and furniture. The engineering collaborators are privately owned firms
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