Switch Pyramid Campus

The story

Standing outside Grand Rapids, Michigan, the monumental seven-story pyramid of granite, steel, and reflective glass was built in 1989 as the high-tech development center for office furniture giant Steelcase. After sitting vacant, it was purchased by Switch founder Rob Roy, who converted the eccentric post-modern monument into an ultra-resilient Tier IV data center fortress. Operating on 100% renewable Michigan wind and solar, the Pyramid houses enterprise clouds and university clusters.

Notable

• Originally built in 1989 for $111 million as the corporate R&D center for furniture giant Steelcase.
• Converted by Rob Roy into an ultra-secure, Tier IV Gold resilient colocation facility.
• Operates on 100% renewable power under Consumers Energy's certified green energy tariffs.
• Features Switch's patented thermal containment chimneys and external multi-mode HVAC modules.

Expansions

• 2021: Opening of the first adjacent 250,000 sq ft standalone data center shell building
• 2023: Expansion of multi-tenant enterprise and university research cloud suites