MEP Lead Design for Colocation Campus in Japan

Black & White Engineering led MEP design for a building in a three-building colocation campus in Osaka. To accelerate construction, the MEP design was based on an existing structural frame, with design replication central to the delivery strategy. This required careful coordination to integrate a technology shift from traditional air cooling to on-chip liquid cooling without impacting the replicated structural design.

Our Approach

Design Replication Within Existing Structural Frame

MEP systems for Building Two were developed from the Building One structural frame, enabling accelerated construction through design replication. Every MEP decision was assessed against the structural constraints of the existing frame to ensure no conflict was introduced through the new design.

Cooling Technology Integration

The shift from traditional air cooling to on-chip liquid cooling was coordinated within the existing structural framework  a technically demanding workstream that required close collaboration between MEP and structural disciplines to ensure the upgrade did not compromise the replicated frame or the delivery programme.

The Result

• 20MW IT MEP design completed
• Construction accelerated through design replication from the existing structural frame
• Cooling technology successfully upgraded from traditional air cooling to on-chip liquid cooling
• MEP systems fully coordinated within existing structural framework with no impact on programme