Sobeys Projects throughout Atlantic Canada

The Sobeys store on Panavista Drive in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia is a typical project. For this store BMR designed enclosures around the roof-top mechanical equipment to reduce noise. Since the enclosures would create snowdrifts, the roof structure was designed to support the additional loads. The building was carved into the side of a hill next to a number of residential buildings. This meant designing several large cast-in-place reinforced concrete retaining walls, including one which supported the roof structure while resisting 20 feet of earth pressure.

Along with extensive work on Sobeys’ retail outlets, BMR has been responsible for the design of many retail and commercial buildings for Sobeys’ sister companies throughout Atlantic Canada, including a four-storey addition to Sobeys head office in Stellarton, shopping centres, movie theatres and department stores. The huge Sobeys distribution centres in Oromocto, Debert and Stellarton required special consideration. In some cases, the whole building essentially functions as a giant freezer, requiring excellent insulation and heating pipes under the building to prevent the ground from freezing.

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