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Vantage Data Centers London LHR2 Campus

Park Royal, London, UK · Opened September 2025 · £250 million (for LHR2 campus) [154]

The judgement call

Account-gated at launch

Significant investment in London to expand hyperscale data centre footprint [154]. - Focus on sustainability in design and operation, addressing energy demands and environmental impact [157]. - Strategic development of multiple campuses to provide scalable capacity [156].

Key engineering challenges

Designing and constructing hyperscale data centres with high IT capacity and demanding power/cooling requirements. - Implementing sustainable design strategies, including efficient cooling and water usage, and using sustainable construction materials [157]. - Meeting the rapid market demand for scalable data centre capacity for hyperscalers and cloud providers [158]. - Integrating public art installations as part of the campus development [155].

Project facts

Client / owner
Vantage Data Centers
Lead contractor
Lead designers
Project type
new build
Scale
194,000 sq ft (18,000 sqm) of data centre space, 20MW of IT capacity (for LHR2). The entire London campus will provide 55MW of capacity across 430,000 sq ft (40,000 sqm) [154, 155, 156].
Disciplines
Electrical engineering; mechanical engineering; civil engineering; environmental engineering; data centre architecture.
Standards & frameworks
Industry standards for hyperscale data centres, sustainability certifications (implied).

Sources: [154] Data Center Dynamics. Vantage Data centers launches second campus in London, UK. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vantage-data-centers-launches-second-campus-in-london-uk/ (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [155] Vantage Data Centers. Vantage Data Centers Announces Opening of Second London Campus with Landmark Public Art Installation. https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-announces-opening-of-second-london-campus-with-landmark-public-art-installation/ (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [156] Vantage Data Centers. London I, United Kingdom Data Center Campus. https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/emea/london-i-united-kingdom/ (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [157] Langan. Data center sustainability: Trends, challenges, & solutions. https://www.langan.com/news-and-insights/insights/a-guide-to-data-center-sustainability-trends-challenges-and-engineering-solutions (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [158] Vantage Data Centers. Company. https://vantage-dc.com/company/ (Accessed: 2026-06-10).