Crosswind Data Center


Info                  Individual Work, 08-12/2021, Academy
Instructor       Thomas Oslund, Catherine Murray
Institution      Harvard GSD
                         Studio Publication



Crosswind Data Center Module

The contemporary age is driven by energy intensification and technology monopolies. Following the Irish government’s renewable wind energy commitment by 2030, the project proposes a self-sustaining data center module with crosswind energy. This module enables the decentralized enegy and water supply of data center, which empower a model of a self-sufficient data town.






From    Nomadic Settlement and Shannon River Mosaic Landscape since Vikings
         To         Data Town Park System

The master plan design is based on the decentralized data town conception. The Limerick government will lease the land and establish the infrastructure, water system for each company town. The interactions, clusterings and personalities of crosswind data center towns evoke nomadic memory. Limerick's history stretches back to its establishment by Vikings as an island in the River Shannon. Ireland’s historical nomadic nature is back, but in a new form, driven by the crosswind data center.












Long Shot from a Near-by Village Askeaton






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