DCA PIER Data Center Campus: Hyperscale & AI Edge Infrastructure Hub
Status: Active Development / Phased Delivery | Location: 1 Martin Place 6155 Canning Vale WA, Australia
Project Overview
The Data Center America (DCA) PIER Data Center Campus is a flagship hyperscale digital infrastructure development engineered to address the rapidly increasing power, performance, and scalability requirements of global cloud service providers, artificial intelligence training platforms, high-performance computing (HPC) environments, and large enterprise workloads. Designed as a future-ready campus, PIER emphasizes modular expansion, allowing capacity to be deployed in phases while maintaining operational flexibility and supporting long-term customer growth. The campus features robust utility grid connectivity with redundant high-voltage power feeds, resilient electrical distribution architecture, and advanced energy management systems capable of supporting high-density rack deployments and next-generation compute environments. Purpose-built for AI-driven infrastructure, the facility is designed with Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling (DLC) readiness, enabling efficient thermal management for GPU-intensive workloads while improving overall energy efficiency and reducing cooling overhead. Complementing its advanced cooling capabilities, the campus incorporates high-efficiency mechanical systems, intelligent building management platforms, redundant backup power infrastructure, comprehensive fire detection and suppression technologies, and multi-layer physical security with continuous monitoring to ensure maximum reliability and business continuity. As a carrier-neutral facility, the PIER campus provides access to multiple telecommunications providers, diverse fiber routes, internet exchanges, and direct cloud interconnection services, enabling low-latency connectivity and flexible network architectures for enterprises, hyperscalers, and content providers. Its scalable design supports hybrid cloud deployments, disaster recovery strategies, AI model training, data analytics, financial services, healthcare, research institutions, and mission-critical enterprise applications. By combining resilient infrastructure, AI-ready cooling technologies, sustainable energy practices, carrier-neutral connectivity, and modular expansion capabilities, the DCA PIER Data Center Campus represents a next-generation digital infrastructure platform positioned to support the evolving demands of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data-intensive workloads well into the future.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | DCA PIER Data Center Campus: Hyperscale & AI Edge Infrastructure Hub |
| Location | 1 Martin Place 6155 Canning Vale WA, Australia |
| Status | Active Development / Phased Delivery |
| Commissioning | Phased Rollout Target |
| Total IT Load | Scalable Multi-Megawatt Critical IT Power Capacity Allocation |
| Total Capacity | Purpose-built gross facility footprint across high-density technical whitespace data halls |
| Tier Level | Tier III Equivalent Fault-Tolerant Architecture / SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 Targets |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Master-Planned Hyperscale, High-Density AI Training & Enterprise Colocation Hub |
City Profile
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| City Name | Perth |
| Population | ~2.4 million |
| Urban Agglomeration | ~2.4 million (Greater Perth) |
| City GDP | ~AUD 220 billion (≈ USD 145 billion) |
| Per Capita Income | ~AUD 90,000 |
| City Tier | Tier 1 – Global Mining, Energy & Technology Hub |
| Key Strengths | Capital of Western Australia; strong mining and energy sector; growing technology and digital infrastructure market; excellent international connectivity; business-friendly environment; highly skilled workforce; abundant renewable energy potential; expanding hyperscale and colocation data center market; strategic gateway to Asia-Pacific; high quality of life. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | DCA Data Center |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Regional Electric Utility Providers & Municipal Infrastructure Authorities |
| Construction Contractor | Specialized U.S. Mission-Critical EPC & General Contractors |
| MEP Engineering | Mission-Critical Technical Infrastructure & Design Engineering Partners |
| Network Connectivity | Dense carrier-neutral environment, dual path-diverse subterranean fiber entrance vaults, dedicated Meet-Me-Rooms (MMRs), direct interconnects to tier-1 network operators, and direct cloud on-ramp capabilities. |
| Power Infrastructure | Dual independent high-voltage utility grid feeds, static 2N / N+1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) configurations, automated transfer switches (ATS), and multi-megawatt N+1 standby emergency diesel generator arrays with on-site fuel autonomy. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | Scalable Dedicated Substation Grid Capacity Allocation |
| UPS Redundancy | 2N / N+1 Static UPS Architecture |
| Cooling System | High-efficiency chilled water plants, cold aisle containment, Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling (DLC) readiness for ultra-high-density AI racks, air/water economization, and real-time BMS environmental controls. |
| Connectivity | Ultra-low latency optical dark fiber backbones linking the campus directly to regional cloud availability zones and primary internet exchange points. |
| PUE Target | < 1.25 Annualized Operational Design PUE |
| Energy Mix | High-percentage renewable energy procurement options and corporate carbon reduction targets. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | Planned / Announced Expansion |
| Construction Start | Active Phased Construction |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Phased Delivery |
| Full Buildout | Active Multi-Phase Campus Infrastructure |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | Multi-Million USD Private Equity & Infrastructure Capital Expenditure |
| Funding | Private Equity Infrastructure Investment / DCA Capital Allocation |