Amsterdam Data Centre

The key to delivering this challenging project was to ensure the multi-national team fully understood the client brief, timelines and specific deliverables. English was a second language for many members of the design team and to ensure no time was lost we deployed bilingual assistants to help with briefing and design development, ensuring concepts were clearly communicated.

Our team was based on site full time for the duration of the scheme, ensuring clear and constructive dialogue between the numerous travelling client and end user team members. Careful co-ordination ensured meetings were held to suit parties in three different time zones simultaneously, increasing productivity and design understanding. 

This facilitated fast design production and approvals, enabling early release to statutory authorities for consideration. The fast track management of the design enabled the construction works to commence as early as possible, creating float in the construction programme.

On site challenges were considered and specific risks around vibration transmission, ground water and deliveries were all mitigated through careful planning and extensive on-site monitoring. 

The site team worked closely with the main contractor senior management to anticipate, manage and mitigate remaining project risk and potential for delay, resulting in a smooth construction process and completion on time and budget.