kings college london, server room

Location: London 

Completion: TBC 

Client: Kings College London  

Architect: LTS Architects  

Design Team: Architect- LTS Architects 

Team Lead: Abigail Abraham  

mstep team: Sasha, Abigail(mech), Lauretta(elec)              

 

Services provided  

• feasibility study  

• concept design  

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as part of the king’s college london framework, it is proposed that the server room located at level -1 be converted to a shared server space with a new lab area with work benches to enable researchers to work on the servers.  

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during the feasibility phase, mstep was tasked with defining a comprehensive scope of work for three proposals, each with increasing complexity, along with corresponding budget estimates and timelines. 

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after discussions with the college, the proposals were refined to a single option, which was further developed in collaboration with its architects to reach stage 2 design. this design features a cooling capacity of 150kw for the server lab, supported by two chillers that supply newly installed downflow computer room air handling (CRAH) units. in the laboratory spaces, small wall-mounted VRV units are suggested for heating and cooling, powered by a reversible air source heat pump (ASHP). an MVHR unit will supply fresh air, connecting to the existing local ductwork. 

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