Category: Perspective
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Could existing buildings unlock smarter data centre development?
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen In conversation with Alexandra Gheorghiu at DCD in Spain, Hyphen CEO Eva Diego builds on her recent interviews about the importance of architectural advice at Stage Zero to explore why re-purposing existing buildings into data centres deserves far more attention. Re-purposing existing buildings into data centres While new-build development…
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What Stage 0 entails – and why it matters
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen Across Europe, retrofit has quietly shifted from being an outlier in development strategy to its default starting point. Yet despite this shift, the industry still sees projects accelerating into concept design long before the existing building is truly understood. This is where risk embeds itself – through untested assumptions,…
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How to de‑risk retrofit before design even begins
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen Across Europe, retrofit has become the default starting point for development, not the exception. Yet too many projects still rush into concept design without fully understanding the existing building. That is where risk enters the system – through untested assumptions, inherited defects and briefs built on optimism rather than…
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Data centres and the future of our cities
What is the relationship between data centres and urban environments?We asked Hyphen data centre experts Matias Menichetti and Muhammad Khan to discuss the future of data centres in our cities in both Latin America and the UK.
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Data centres – collaboration between Latin America and Europe
Our Latin American and European teams collaborate on data centre design.In this short video, Hyphen directors Matias Menichetti and Muhammad Khan talk about the value of collaboration and lessons we can learn from mature data centre markets.
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Data centre design insight from expert panel
We were delighted to discuss strategic data centre design with a panel of experts at DCD Connect Madrid recently. Hyphen director Eva Diego was joined by Thomas De Colle (Head of Design and Construction, South Europe, Data4), and Carlos Gallego (Associate at RED Engineering) in a panel moderated by George Rockett (Co-founder of DatacenterDynamics and…
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Paris team’s pursuit of excellence leads to accreditation milestone
It’s safe to say that 2024 is a big year for Paris. More than 14,000 of the world’s best athletes will soon be in Paris for the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, in the ultimate display of sporting excellence. Elite athletes strive to be the best at what they do and know what is possible when…
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From Santiago to Winchester: cross-office data centre collaboration
Collaboration is a key aspect of our Hyphen culture. As an international team spread across different continents, we know how to make the most out of teamwork, whether it’s face-to-face or screen-to-screen. Still, when our teams meet in person, it always leads to a special connection… Over the past couple of years, we’ve had several…
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Introducing Jimena Etchegaray!
Meet Jimena Etchegaray, Hyphen’s office head in Mexico. Jimena is an architect based in Mexico City and is playing a key role in the development of our 10th international architectural office, second in Latin America, and first in Mexico. In this video, Jimena talks about Mexican working culture, our current work in Mexico and gives…
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Data centres, the architect and the city
In this video, Carole Netzer, the director of the Hyphen office in Paris, and Hichem Djebali, the data centre manager, discuss their roles in developing the data centre market and team in Paris. Carole and Hichem emphasise the increasing impact of data centres on city architecture and the need for thoughtful building design, considering environmental…
