The 650 residents of the small farming community of Hamel, Ill., 30 miles northeast of St. Louis, had not enjoyed the convenience of a local grocery store in more than 10 years. To remedy this, four local couples joined together to finance and build D.K.’s Market, which was named after the initials of the owners’ children. Ceco builder R.W. Boeker Co. Inc., Hamel, was chosen as the design-builder, and E.R. McDonough
& Associates, Edwardsville, Ill., was the project architect.
Completed in eight months, the 18,000-square-foot market serves not only those in Hamel, but shoppers within a 20-mile radius. The facility is 150 feet wide by 120 feet long, with a portion along one side built for future leasable office space. Unique bays feature an “in-and-out design,” says Boeker Vice President Scott Boeker. “Each bay has different wall panels-some panels run horizontally, some vertically. And the bays are painted different
colors, too, for dramatic effect.”
Ceco Building Systems, Columbus, Miss., supplied its CXP panels in Galvalume for the roof and MAP panels in Lightstone for the walls. Decorative panels included PBA panels in Desert Sand and Rustic Red, and a 7.2 panel in Lightstone.
Ceco Building Systems, www.cecobuildings.com
