norman rourke pryme were appointed for Hostmark’s roll out of internet data centres throughout Europe. The data centre was executed as a fit–out within an existing industrial unit, but required the building of a mezzanine floor though out the warehouse and raised access flooring, with two floors of office accommodation for the control centre . All UPS, PDU, CRAC units along with external standby generators were required to provide N+1 resilience to the Data Centre.
The Data Centres were designed and developed to 762W/m² heat rejection within existing buildings. The project was delivered on programme and within the cost parameters. During construction, the industry boom, meant that the Data Centre was sold on to a second Client, advantag-E, leading to the development team having to deal with further Client participants.