The project involved transforming a legacy industrial facility, with an approximately 38,000m2 plot and more than 23,000m2 existing footprint, into a high-capacity, scalable data centre. Key constraints included cultural building classification limiting external interventions, structural reinforcement requirements, planning ambiguity, tight site constraints and the need for a clear, bankable technical pathway.
Ethos led technical due diligence, feasibility and early-stage design strategy. The team completed an investment-grade technical appraisal, developed a planning and authority strategy, prepared the concept design and Basis of Design, defined a structural enablement strategy, and aligned infrastructure, power, cooling, delivery and phasing requirements within the site’s constraints.
Ethos converted a constrained, high-risk asset into a credible, investment-ready data centre opportunity. The work defined and validated approximately 18,000m2 of white space potential, supported informed acquisition decisions, identified mitigation strategies for critical risks and aligned engineering feasibility with commercial outcomes.
The commission established a scalable, phased development pathway for the asset, demonstrating how complex brownfield sites can be unlocked for data centre use. The output provided a structured technical and commercial basis for future decision-making, development planning and hyperscale-aligned infrastructure delivery.