German data center firm Nexspace has broken ground on a new facility in Graz, Austria.

The company held a groundbreaking ceremony this week. The new building will see the company double its capacity in Graz, adding around 600 sqm (6,460sq ft) of additional IT space and some 2.2MW of capacity.

“With today's groundbreaking ceremony, we are starting the construction of our new data center and thus a project that is planned far beyond the next few years,” Nexspace CEO Christian Zipp said on LinkedIn. “Because we are not simply building additional data center space. We are creating infrastructure for a digital world in which data, AI and powerful IT are increasingly determining how companies can work, research and grow.”

The four-story building will total 3,000 sqm (32,290 sq ft) and is reportedly due live around September 2027.

Launched in 2023 and owned by investment firm InfraRed Capital Partners, Nexspace aims to develop smaller Edge facilities in regional cities and towns across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Nexspace’s first data center, a 2MW facility in Heidelberg, launched in late 2023.

The company moved into Graz in the following year, acquiring a data center built and operated by COOLtec to host telecommunications provider Magenta Telekom. The 3.6MW site, located along Alte Poststraße and spanning 1,120 sqm (12,055 sq ft) with capacity for 380 racks, launched in 2022.

Nexspace is also looking to develop a data center at the Sternhöhe campus in Stuttgart. Full details haven’t been shared.