Sabey Austin Building A
Project Stats
- Location
Round Rock, Texas
- Size
217,350 SF
- Market
- Expertise
Keep Austin Wired
For its first data center in Texas, Sabey tapped Corgan to design two purpose-built facilities on its Round Rock campus just north of Austin. The first of these, Building A, is a two-story, 217,350 square-foot data center with a 27-megawatt capacity. Within the context of the 40-acre campus’s master plan, Corgan developed a design to maximize the available data center space and provide employees with plentiful on-site amenities while maintaining a minimal footprint.
Sabey Austin incorporates the latest innovations in data center technology. The facility is designed to support liquid cooling and high-density computing environments with capabilities of up to 200 kW per cabinet. In addition to liquid cooling deployments, this building is already hosting Horizon, the largest academic supercomputer dedicated to open-scientific research in the National Science Foundation’s portfolio, deployed by the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC).
Built To Suit People
Since the Austin campus houses Sabey’s employees in addition to tenants, an elevated employee experience was important to Sabey. Corgan collaborated with the client to shape the amenity portfolio and make the most of the space available. A common area includes a shared-use conference room, kitchen, break room, game room, and a multi-tenant office suite. To enhance employee wellness, a gym with showers and lockers was included as well. For visual interest in the employee areas and in alignment with Sabey’s brand, a feature stair connects the lobby to the second-floor offices.
A New Approach
The emphasis on employee experience is also seen from the exterior approach. The exterior front entrance features a living green wall and seating area for employees seeking fresh air and natural light. The landscaped parking lot features abundant plantings, trees and an awning to shade an additional outdoor space for employees. As part of the facility’s sustainability efforts, EV parking is included.
The landscaping is complemented by warm-toned exterior finishes and details that provide a clean, elevated appearance. The campus design takes its cues from the surrounding Texas landscape, with muted neutrals and a subtle navy-blue accent.
Putting the Pieces Together
As part of a master planned campus, Building A had a limited, predetermined footprint. To fit all the necessary equipment – PDUs, generators, electrical containers and transformers – in the front yard, Corgan went through several iterations for an optimized layout while still accommodating the preferred campus feel and meeting Sabey’s capacity goal.
