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24'-0

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14-0

0,6

FINISHED FLOOR LINE

135'-0

[57' -0.

135 ft. bow string truss being erected

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22'-6

0,01

Drawing of bow string truss

that might be expected in roof fram- ings over an area of such dimensions.

Nine 135 ft. long bow-string trusses, spaced at 25 ft. centres, form the main portion of the supermarket's roof framing. Seven 25 ft. long open- web rafter spans spaced 22 ft. 6 in. apart at one end, and nine rafter-type spans at the same spacing at the other end, were erected to form the side lean-tos.

Air Conditioned

The entire building is air-condition- ed. Built-in cold storage facilities have a capacity of 14 tons, there be- ing five cold rooms, each maintained at different controlled temperatures.

Refrigerated display cases on the

sales floor extend to almost 400 linear feet. Electric powered jet air-curtain doors retain the cold air in the sales

CANDY:

ANTONIO HEREDIA & ASSOCIATES

WELDON CONSTRUCTION CORP.

ATLANTIC, GULF & PACIFIC CO. INC.

area as well as in the cold storage

areas.

The supermarket is laid out inter- nally to ensure a free flow of shop pers with their basket trollies. The 17 different departments are clearly signposted and marked with a range

BAKERD

architects

contractors

roof framing consultants and contractors

of massive lettering. Aisles are gen- erously wide and there are 12 check- out counters, equipped with automatic change computers and conveyor tops.

Fluoresent strip lighting is installed in parallel lines across the width of the building.

Snack Bar

Confectionery section

Far East Architect & Builder July, 1966

Snack bar at front lobby

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