Sector: Data centres & technology
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Hyphen discusses development across borders at WA100 Live
We were delighted to take part in this year’s World Architecture 100 Live webinar, with our director in Latin America, Matías Menichetti, discussing development across borders with fellow industry experts. Following our inclusion in Building Design’s prestigious WA100 list of the world’s largest architectural practices, and its top 10 firms in Latin America, Matías was…
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Meet Peter Agnew, Hyphen’s new director
We recently interviewed Peter Agnew to find out more about his new role as a director at Hyphen. Peter has been at Hyphen for more than 15 years, contributing to the success of our UK business, leading numerous inter-office projects in the data centre sector, and overseeing Hyphen’s information technology. Congratulations on becoming a director!…
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Felipe’s story
Felipe Barrera joined Hyphen in May 2021 as a senior architect. Now an associate, Felipe manages projects and coordinates teams of hand-picked Revit specialists, supporting client work in both Latin America and Europe. He is currently managing three hyperscale data centre projects in the Latin American region. We interviewed Felipe to find out more… What…
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Data centres: architects and the early stages
We’re often asked at what stage the architect begins working on a data centre project. We spoke to Hyphen director, Matías Menichetti, to find out more… We find that clients come to us when they’re considering moving into a new region. We are seeing more and more requests now for being involved in due diligence, together…
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Data centres: why should architects work in this sector?
Architects play an essential role in the development of data centres. Usually led by MEP engineers, with a strong emphasis on functionality, data centres are evolving, and architects will be needed more and more in this multidisciplinary sector. These structures are becoming an increasing part of our urban landscapes and clients often want to see…
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Data centre in West London
This project involved the conversion of a distribution centre into data halls with a mezzanine floor, modular plant blocks along the street frontage and a new office extension. The site was formerly a large power station and presented challenges such as removing obstructions below ground and rerouting services. Designed in Revit, this project is updated…
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Data centre London Docklands
This project involved the conversion of six floors within a 1980s office block to create 6,000 square metres of lettable data hall space, on a confined site. The design included a seven-storey energy centre building, located between two existing office blocks, housing generators, transformers and electrical switchgear. Chillers and cooling were housed in a new…
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Wynyard
This award-winning data centre is one of the largest air-cooled buildings in the world and set a new ‘green’ standard for this technology, with a PUE of 1.16 for the data halls. Together, with engineers from Norman Disney & Young, we were part of a team for a Phase 1, part-conversion of a 30,000 square metre…
