Madrid Data Centre Campus
A 24MW data centre campus in Madrid – delivered in 2025 using a proven Reference Design, with construction under way before the environmental permit was approved.
Bryden Wood delivered a 24MW data centre campus in Alcobendas, north of Madrid, completing the project in 2025 – leading the development from RIBA Stage 1 through to construction, including Dirección Facultativa. The campus comprises two buildings of 14.4MW and 9.6MW, designed for different customer types but treated as a unified campus for planning and environmental permitting, with a phased delivery strategy that enabled groundworks to begin while the environmental permit was still under approval.
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Two buildings, two customer types, two different capacities – submitted to regulators as a single unified campus. That planning strategy was what allowed groundworks to begin before the environmental permit was finalised, and what made a 2025 completion possible.
A site fence divides the two zones for independent operation if required, without compromising the unified identity used in all regulatory submissions.
Bryden Wood delivered the Madrid Data Centre Campus in Alcobendas, a city north of Madrid, leading the project from RIBA Stage 1 through to construction, including Dirección Facultativa. The completed campus comprises two buildings – 14.4MW and 9.6MW – alongside office spaces and ancillary structures for water treatment and energy supply equipment.
The planning strategy was built around phased delivery: Shell and Core for both double-storey buildings was completed first, followed by staged internal fit-out and plant installation. Crucially, groundworks for the entire site were completed early – before the environmental permit was finalised – allowing an earlier start on construction and significantly reducing overall delivery time. Each building accommodates data halls, mechanical and electrical rooms, office spaces, storage areas, logistics hubs, and security facilities, supported by a central zone with shared ancillary services and a new substation.
Although the two buildings serve different customer types and have different capacities, the site was treated as a unified campus for all regulatory submissions. A fence divides the site into two potential independent operational zones while maintaining a single campus identity for environmental permitting. Access is managed through one common pedestrian entrance and two separate vehicular routes.
A key enabler was the deployment of the Reference Design that Bryden Wood had previously developed for the same client. This accelerated the masterplanning process, ensured consistency across both buildings, and incorporated repeatable prefabricated components that streamlined construction and improved quality control. The result is a resilient, future-ready data centre campus that demonstrates Bryden Wood’s ability to combine strategic planning, Reference Design deployment, and phased delivery to meet demanding requirements for speed, scalability, and operational flexibility.
Local knowledge combined with a proven Reference Design and full Dirección Facultativa accountability – is how a 24MW campus got delivered on programme in one of Europe's most demanding regulatory environments for data centre delivery.
