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Bahnhof is one of Sweden's largest internet service providers. When CEO Jon Karlung secured a former nuclear bunker below 100 feet of Stockholm bedrock as the site for a data center, he thought it would be appropriate to bring his love of 1970s sci-fi to the design of the place.
Pionen (taken from its Cold War code name) is a server housing center that can withstand a hydrogen bomb. If the power goes out, back-up is provided by a couple of German submarine engines. False waterfalls, indoor jungle plants, low-lying fog, and a conference room with an image of the moon's surface on the floor complete the desired effect of super villain dream pad.
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Published
August 25, 2011
Sources
- http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/11/14/the-worlds-most-super-designed-data-center-fit-for-a-james-bond-villain/
- http://www.archdaily.com/9257/pionen-%E2%80%93-white-mountain-albert-france-lanord-architects/
- http://www.bahnhof.se/colocation.php
- https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Pionen¶ms=59_18_44.59_N_18_5_7.79_E_region:SE
