Fault-Tolerant Tier IV Infrastructure Engineering for Elite Institutional Research
The turn-key delivery of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Modular Data Center represents the pinnacle of mission-critical engineering, achieving an elite Tier IV compliance rating. This specialized infrastructure provides absolute fault tolerance, ensuring complete data sovereignty and zero-downtime continuity for vital institutional archives and complex scientific research computing arrays.
Masterfully engineered across a specialised physical blueprint, this facility seamlessly integrates a robust, fire-rated envelope with active-active redundant utility and computational infrastructure. Designed to support the high-density computing demands of the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, the layout incorporates advanced power paths, automated environmental zoning, and structural shielding. By eliminating single points of failure, Kinetix Critical has delivered an uncompromised digital vault that satisfies the foundation’s stringent risk mitigation and long-term research preservation standards.
Our Scope of Responsibility & Execution
From the initial discovery phases to final handover, this project was managed as a comprehensive, full-lifecycle delivery. We oversaw everything from high-level architectural solution design and strategic financial engineering to strict on-site project management, ensuring that all milestone timelines, budget thresholds, and technical requirements were flawlessly achieved.
Requirements Gathering & Client Discovery
Vendor & Strategic Partner Procurement
Full-Scale Project Management (PM) Lifecycle
Custom Solution Architecture & Technical Design
Financial Modeling & Business Case Proposals
Strict Budget, Deadline, & Expectation Control
Deploying enterprise-grade infrastructure inside highly active industrial sites requires strict site coordination, absolute safety standards, and robust engineering timelines.
Working Process
How we structured the modular layout deployment to achieve certified Tier 3 metrics for Coca-Cola’s automated regional facility assets.
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Step
Power Architecture & Racks
Integration of a premium APC by Schneider-Electric InfraStruXure system. Features an active-active, Tier IV fault-tolerant electrical layout pairing advanced UPS arrays directly with high-density server rack infrastructure to guarantee constant power delivery under any contingency.
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Step
Thermal Management
Deployment of a highly precise Refrigeration and Air Conditioning System. Configured to deliver strict environmental climate zoning, actively managing internal airflow dynamics to shield critical high-density research arrays from thermal fluctuation.
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Step
Structural Shell & Controls
Construction of a high-security modular envelope utilizing 60-minute fire-retardant panels, heavy-duty anti-static raised flooring, and structural access ramps. Features custom low-voltage electrical switchboards and a high-bandwidth structured cabling system.
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Step
Suppression & Monitoring
Installation of an automated Argon Gas clean-agent fire detection and extinguishing matrix. Fully coupled with an integrated facility monitoring system to provide total, real-time diagnostic visibility into ambient conditions and infrastructure health.
Project Information
Turn-key engineering of a fault-tolerant, high-security infrastructure for world-class institutional and research computing.
Client Name
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation / Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Category
Modular Data Center / Institutional, Scientific Research & Enterprise Infrastructure
Implementation Time
October, 2010 - December 2010
Redundancy Typology
TIER IV
KW | Budget
360kW | € 670.000,00
Location
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon – Portugal
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