This document provides guidelines for designing a supermarket, including functional areas like cash desks and storage areas, aisle sizing considerations for shoppers and trolleys, design renderings, and tips. It details dimensions for ceiling heights, emergency exits, and mezzanine floors. The complete article with more details can be found at the provided URL.

1. How to design a
supermarket

2. FUNCTIONAL AREAS
LEGEND
1) Cash Desks
2) Trolley pick up and return area
3) Shelves area
4) Customer Service
5) Toilets
6) Changing room
7) Office
8) Warehouse
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How to design a supermarket
Customers route

3. AISLE SIZING
How to design a supermarket
Dimensions and anthropometric references are shown below
The case in which a
shopper is taking a look
at shelves and another
shopper passes
through the aisle
without a trolley
The case in which a
shopper is standing
while taking a look at
shelves and a shopper
passes through the
aisle with a trolley
The case in which a shopper
is taking a look at shelves
and 2 other shoppers pass
through the aisle without a
trolley
The case in which a shopper
is taking a look at shelves
and 2 other shoppers pass
through the aisle with
trolleys
The case in which a shopper
is taking a look at shelves
and a disabled person
passes through the aisle
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4. RENDERINGS
Rendering produced with Edificius
How to design a supermarket
Rendering produced with Edificius
Rendering produced with Edificius
Rendering produced with Edificius
Rendering produced with Edificius
Rendering produced with Edificius
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5. DESIGN TIPS
• height for newly built premises ≥ 3,00 m
• height for pre-existing premises ≥ 2,70 m
• minimum height of emergency exits - 2,00 m
• emergency doors width ≥ 0,80 m (depending on the
relationship between premise dimension and level of
crowding)
• retail mezzanine floor area ≤ 2/3 of the room surface
• minimum height above and below the mezzanine ≥ 2,40 m
(average height ≤ 2.20 m for sloped roofs)
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* These dimensions are approximate and you should always first check your
local building regulations
How to design a supermarket
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6. Download Edificius
Example of a supermarket project
Created using Edificius, the architectural BIM design software
(download the full trial version here: https://www.accasoftware.com/en/)
How to design a supermarket
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