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HydraVault

AI-ready data center, Chicago

A leasing site that leads with the specs for a purpose-built AI data center under construction in Chicago.

HydraVault homepage with the headline Built for Intelligence, Powered for Precision over a rendering of the data center
Client
HydraVault
Sector
Technology & IT
My role
Lead web designer
Services
Website design and build

The project

HydraVault is a purpose-built, high-density data center in Chicago, designed for AI, machine learning and financial workloads, currently under construction. The website is how prospective tenants evaluate the facility, follow construction, and start a leasing conversation.

The challenge

Enterprise buyers compare facilities on hard numbers, and this facility is still being built. The site had to put the technical specs first, show real construction progress as it happens, and make contact and leasing easy to reach from anywhere on the site, all in a tone that signals security and reliability.

What I did

  • Specs before storytelling

    Supply power, rack capacity and redundancy lead the page as large figures, so a technical buyer sees what matters in seconds.

  • A construction-update feed

    A CMS-driven Latest Updates feed publishes dated construction updates with video clips, such as the H-pile driving work, so the page stays current without a redesign.

  • Contact and leasing in the header

    Contact and Leasing Information are reachable from every page, so the path to an inquiry is never more than a click away.

  • Content for every kind of visitor

    Dedicated sections for the facility, team, investors and press, plus an interactive brochure, serve tenants, partners and the press from one site.

  • A confident, technical voice

    The hydra theme ("many heads, one mission") and the "Built for Intelligence. Powered for Precision." headline give a technical product a memorable identity.

The live site

HydraVault website, view 1
HydraVault website, view 2
HydraVault website, view 3
HydraVault website, view 4
HydraVault on a phone

The numbers the site leads with

  • 20 MWSupply power
  • 200 kWPer rack capacity
  • 100%Redundancy assurance

Figures are as published by HydraVault on its website.