Groundscraper Explained

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] 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

• Earthscraper
• Skyscraper
• List of largest buildings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Groundscraper definition . . January 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091117091751/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_701706384/groundscraper.html . November 17, 2009 . dead .
2. Web site: City 'groundscraper' unveiled. FT.com. May 16, 2006. January 17, 2011.
3. News: Ouroussoff. Nicolai. 2011-06-27. Turning Design on Its Side. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-06-29. 0362-4331.
4. News: Cheek. Lawrence W.. Architects Find Their Dream Client, in China. The New York Times. January 15, 2011.
5. Web site: Horizontal Skyscraper - Vanke Center. Steven Holl Architects . September 16, 2014.
6. van Meel, Jurian. The European Office: Office Design and National Context. 010 Publishers, 2000. 97. Retrieved from Google Books on 12 February 2010., .