A groundscraper is a large building that has relatively few stories but which greatly extends horizontally.
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, was once 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 five 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
- SAS Frösundavik Office Building[6]
- The klystron gallery at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is 3 kilometers long and 1 story high.
- Each arm of the LIGO gravitational wave detectors is 4 kilometers long and housed in an above-ground concrete structure.
See also
References
- ^ "Groundscraper definition". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2011.[better source needed]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Cheek, Lawrence W. (January 15, 2011). "Architects Find Their Dream Client, in China". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Horizontal Skyscraper - Vanke Center". Steven Holl Architects. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ van Meel, Jurian. The European Office: Office Design and National Context. 010 Publishers, 2000. 97. Retrieved from Google Books on 12 February 2010. ISBN 90-6450-382-6, ISBN 978-90-6450-382-5.
