The Michael S. Morgan Building renovation involves a partial interior update to better support Oklahoma State University’s high-performance computing research program. FSB’s primary objective is to create a secure, standalone environment to house two new supercomputers and their associated functions, ensuring the best possible outcomes for both the present and future.

Controlled and secured facilities are locations with specific security measures to regulate access, prevent unauthorized entry, and ensure the safety of people, assets, or sensitive information. In collaboration with the client, we assessed the required level of security and incorporated features such as access control systems, surveillance, physical barriers, intrusion detection, and cybersecurity. Additional critical design elements include design for resiliency and reliability for power distribution and thermal management systems.

As the original architects of the building, completed in 2009, we began this renovation by assessing current space utilization to determine its suitability for continued use, renovation, or expansion. The existing front entry will remain and be repurposed as the primary entrance into the supercomputers’ space which will be supported by a new electrical room, mechanical room, and storage/unpacking room. The renovation will accommodate existing, new, and future data center equipment, with current equipment being relocated from the existing facility. Space is also being allocated for a future third supercomputer.