Data centre provider ‘The Bunker’ has won TechWeekEurope’s ‘Britain’s Most Picturesque Data Centre 2016’ competition, stunning the judges with a throwback design reminiscent of a time spent living in fear of nuclear war.
Situated in the unassuming town of Sandwich, Kent, ‘The Bunker’ wowed judges with its simple, concise tagline of ‘Ultra Secure’ – a commitment materialised by the unique design elements of the data centre.
A spokesperson from The Bunker told TechWeekEurope: “It’s unique in that it’s an ex-military site, designed to protect data and people in the event of a nuclear attack.”
Building on that theme of protection, the barbed wire fence swung the judges in The Bunker’s favour, giving the data centre a truly historical aesthetic that runs in parallel to the futuristic operations happening inside.
“The shadow of the barbed wire fence just gave me the willies – something I’ve not felt for quite some time. It’s both hauntingly beautiful but deadly serious,” said TechWeekEurope Chief Editor Duncan MacRae.
“Any intruder would have to think twice about encroaching that data centre.”
Congratulations to The Bunker. You can read more about its operations here.
Of course, TechWeekEurope was inundated with entries for the competition this year. While only one winner, here are the runners up that impressed judges with their eye-candy rack wares.
Colt
Colt created a mesmerising sense of scale in this photo of one of the firm’s main data centre floors.
IO
IO’s Slough data centre looks just as good from the air as it does from the inside, thought judges.
Aegis Data
Judges came over all emotional when surveying Aegis Data data centre’s blue hue.
Netcetera
The Isle of Man’s Netcetera data centre just exudes ‘welcoming’ with a wonderful red brick archway.
ServerBank
Daisy’s Manchester-based ServerBank data centre is situated in a former Bank of England vault, and sits underground behind a 12-tonne bomb-proof door.
Cogeco Peer 1
Cogeco Peer 1’s Portsmouth data centre. “Finding order in chaos, eliminates data loss” – Buddhist philosophy
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Pfft have you seen the ones at http://www.teledata.co.uk/ ? They've got the most sinister looking building on the outside and plate glass man traps on the inside.