Mission critical data centers: designing for long-term value
On 21 May, Marian Kusy, Regional Managing Director of Archetype Thailand, Malaysia and Bangladesh, joined the AKSA & PCS Data Center and Construction Summit 2026 for the panel discussion “Securing Long Term Value Through Mission Critical Data Centre Design.”
Moderated by Kotchakorn Sangkhawadee (Pat) from PCS, the discussion brought together Florian Blin, Claude H. Richey, Arief Herusaktiawan, and Umit Keskin to explore how data centers are no longer simply technical facilities. They are long-term infrastructure assets, where energy strategy, resilience, scalability, and speed of delivery must be considered from the earliest stage of planning and design.
The market context is promising: Thailand continues to gain momentum as a regional data center destination, with 36 project applications recorded in 2025 worth more than USD 23.1 billion.
As AI drives higher power densities and energy infrastructure becomes an increasingly critical constraint, the ability to plan, design and deliver flexible, future-ready data centers will be essential to creating long-term value.
archetype industry has been supporting this evolution for years, delivering data centers for clients such as IBM, FPT, Kominfo, and Sinet, among many others. Our experience spans multiple markets across Asia, including Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, China and Thailand.
Swipe through for some key takeaways from the discussion.
