Studio Balcones collaborated with Corgan on the design of the Texas 2 Data Center; as a building typology that is highly technical and not providing much access to nature, the client wanted to emphasize the importance of outdoor, green spaces for employee health and wellbeing.
Studio Balcones collaborated with Corgan on the design of the Texas 2 Data Center; as a building typology that is highly technical and not providing much access to nature, the client wanted to emphasize the importance of outdoor, green spaces for employee health and wellbeing. This project is the second phase to the build out of their Austin campus, and we worked carefully to integrate with and knit together the adjacent phase one landscape.
The project includes two exterior courtyards – one gravel and one custom limestone paving, surrounded by densely planted beds and curved gabions. The paved courtyard serves as a large gathering area for corporate events, while the gravel courtyard provides ADA accessibility to the building in an attractive and elegant way.
New, native shade trees are paired with places to sit and relax, inviting employees and visitors to come out and enjoy the Central Texas landscape during their work day. Native plantings, locally-sourced materials, winding paths and ample seating to create a generous and sustainable landscape.
All materials were sourced from in-and-around Austin, including limestone gabions, limestone paving, and drought tolerant native grasses and plants.