The “classical” approach to the conception of large contemporary data centers could be exemplified by Google: it usually consist of a “shoe box” (large facility with no particular architectural expression, windowless facades), surmounted by big cooling devices. That’s mainly it for the architectural side.
IICloud(s) – Inhabiting and Interfacing the Cloud(s)
A joint design research project (HES-SO) between ECAL, HEAD, EPFL-ECAL Lab & EPFL