Situated directly opposite the bustling frontage of Sydney Town Hall, the site for my data centre has a rich history, with an ever-changing profile and typology based on the technologies of the time. The original and future intention for Town Hall is for the surrounds to complement and not overshadow this historic building, thus contributing greatly to the strategy and framework for the data centre. I wanted to design a space that would be enjoyed and appreciated by any demographic. Data is typically not an interest to a standard person, so I did not believe a massive skyscraper housing massive data hall and nothing else would be appreciated by the masses. Thus, a garden, filed with native plants for the area. I began with researching the buildings which have defined the site over time, beginning with studying city surveys all the way back in 1865, to today. From here I layered all the surveys, noting common lines and geometries. I noted that internal courtyards that were once prevalent, have now been removed due to the large scale of buildings today. I used the same layout of the previous courtyards for the ones I have designed today. Brick, concrete, and sandstone make up the walls of the garden, representing the different footing and structural materials used in all the different buildings that have occupied the site. Where any existing footing or structural components remain, they would be integrated and have new materials framing them to make up the rest of the wall. I wanted people to reflect on their data. As all the data centre is underground for the purposes of geothermal cooling, I placed reflection pools, allowing for people to gaze upon the data halls through the water. This is also a metaphor for the way we never truly understand what and where our data is, merely accepting that it all goes into the cloud and just accepting the fractured picture and understanding.