Groundscraper
A groundscraper is a large building that has relatively few stories but which greatly extends horizontally.
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The Squaire, Frankfurt Airport, Germany. With a floor area of 140,000 square metres (1,500,000 sq ft) it has more office space than any of the skyscrapers in Frankfurt.
Estonian National Museum main building
Definition
Encarta defines groundscraper as "a large low or medium-rise building, typically containing offices, that spreads horizontally and occupies a large amount of land".[1]
Examples
- 5 Broadgate, a groundscaper owned by Swiss bank UBS, is the largest office building in the City of London.[2]
- Horizontal Skyscraper – Vanke Center in Shenzhen is as large as the Empire State Building, but is laid out horizontally and 5 stories above ground level.[3][4][5] A park occupies the space below.[4][5]
- The Pentagon - the world's second largest office building
- Apple Park
- Bharat Mandapam
- The Squaire
- Colossus of Prora, originally 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in length.
- Estonian National Museum
See also
References
- "Groundscraper definition". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- "City 'groundscraper' unveiled". FT.com. May 16, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- Ouroussoff, Nicolai (2011-06-27). "Turning Design on Its Side". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- Cheek, Lawrence W. (January 15, 2011). "Architects Find Their Dream Client, in China". The New York Times.
- "Horizontal Skyscraper - Vanke Center". Steven Holl Architects. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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