System and method for managing airflow in a data center

A method of managing airflow in a data center, comprising:

• providing a first layer that includes a plurality of fan coils;
• providing a second layer that is directly under the first layer and connected to the first layer through a plurality of liquid loops and a plurality of liquid connectors, the second layer including a plurality of electronic racks arranged in a plurality of rows, each electronic rack including one or more servers, wherein at least one server in the second layer includes a liquid cooling component and an air cooling component;
• receiving, by the liquid cooling component in each of the at least one the server, cooling liquid from one of the plurality of fan coils through one of the plurality of liquid loops and one of the plurality of liquid connectors;
• and
• receiving, by the air cooling component in the server, cooling air from a fresh air cooling system, wherein the fresh air cooling system is attached to the first layer and the second layer to cool both the first layer and the second layer, wherein the fresh air cooling system includes a fresh air intake, a fan wall, a filtration layer, and a cooling air chamber, and wherein the cooling air chamber is configured to generate different pressures and distribution patterns within the cooling air chamber to supply different amounts of air to the first layer and the second layer.