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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Anadolu Data Center Campus in Ankara, Turkey by Manco ArchitectsNovember 13th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Manco Architects The facility that includes the largest data center spaces and supplementary buildings for the Turkish banking sector was designed by Manço Architects who won the invited competition opened by KKB Kredi Kayit Burosu. Architectural and engineering designs were entirely developed with Revit BIM software, in cooperation with a large team of consultants with the aim of attaining Uptime Tier 4 data center and LEED Gold green building certificates.  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects
 Image Courtesy © Manco Architects The layout was planned on a 43.000m² plot in Ankara to provide the most efficient data center space use, as well as to enable the uninterrupted operation of Phase 1 facilities during the construction processes of Phase 2 and 3. A single main entrance to the facility with maximum security was planned on the South side of the plot. A secondary entrance was solved on the West side, which will provide access to the constructions of further phases.  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects All buildings were solved at the same level, in order to enable continuous circulation of server equipment among three data centers after the completion of all phases. Operations of all three data centers will be run from a single location thanks to the centrally located Support Building housing the security, IT, mechanical and electrical administration spaces of the whole facility.  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects The data center buildings were solved as a ground floor enclosing the servers and a mechanical floor right above according to the cooling-ventilation and cabling principles defined at the beginning of the design. A pitched roof inclined toward the South regarding the drainage of rainwater, as well as the direction of solar panels was deemed the starting point of the architectural design. All buildings of the facility were covered with roofs having the same design language and color. The roof surface of the large datacenter building was divided into three different slices. Dynamic masses were achieved with varying roof angles whereas referring to the original state of the topography leveled with excavation.  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects A Client Operation Center serving the firms leasing servers in datacenter spaces was planned as a completely separate building on the South side of the plot. The structure with a 100m long façade in accordance with the vehicle circulation routes will welcome visitors/users approaching the facility from the South while hiding the data centers from the street with its large mass.  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects The roof of the Client Operation Center was continued in a way covering the side façades and entrances of the building, the main entrance of the facility, and the entrance to the Support Facility as a single shell uniting all three buildings of Phase 1. The construction of Phase 1 including Datacenter, Support Facility and Client Operation Center was completed as of early 2017.  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects  Image Courtesy © Manco Architects
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