Cyrus One: A Data Center Blooms in the Desert

This corridor runs down the center of the building, separating the two data halls. It’s also the “bottom” of the V-shaped roof, where rainwater is collected and channeled into large pipes (seen at top) that exit the front of the building. Since water must remain on the property, it is stored in 10-foot wide underground pipes beneath the front parking lots and eventually re-enters the aquifer. (Photo by Colleen Miller)

CyrusOne has completed the first data hall, a 38,000 square foot area atop a three-foot raised floor. The design used in Phoenix is flexible enough to also accommodate a slab design, but the company is using a raised floor for its first phase. At the rear of the space you can see the contour of the V-shaped roof. (Photo by Colleen Miller.)

The office area features two observation galleries that provide views of the data center floor (seen through the grid supporting the lighting fixtures). By housing the cooling units outside the data center, the design allows a large expanse of space that is uninterrupted by columns. (Photo by Colleen Miller.)

A bird’s eye view of the data center area, with the raised floor tiling visible through the maze of wires and the framework for the grid. (Photo by Colleen Miller.)

The Chandler facility includes expansion space for a second, identical data hall that can be built out as CyrusOne needs additional space. (Photo by Colleen Miller.)