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AI’s emergence opens new real estate frontiers
Today’s designs can include colorful panels, more windows and other features such as bricks and glazing that are reminiscent of a Class A office building, said Dan Drennan, principal and data centers sector lead at Dallas-based architecture firm Corgan. Such buildings also can include branding and amenities for workers, a departure from decades ago when “the purpose was not to be seen,” he said.
“Those are opportunities to really create something that feels more like the place that it’s in, as opposed to just being this big data center that sticks out,” Drennan said.
Some data centers, such as Vantage VA21 in Sterling, Virginia, are more aesthetically pleasing than fortress-like structures of the past.
