Groundscraper

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Type of building

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::summary Type of building ::

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".

Examples

  • 5 Broadgate, a groundscaper owned by Swiss bank UBS, was once the largest office building in the City of London.{{cite web | url=https://www.ft.com/content/a2e1d95e-03ae-11e0-8c3f-00144feabdc0 | title=City 'groundscraper' unveiled | website=FT.com | date=May 16, 2006 | access-date=January 17, 2011}}
  • Apple Park, the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, consists of one four-story circular building of approximately 0.26 km2 (64 acres)
  • 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. A park occupies the space below.{{cite news | last=Cheek | first=Lawrence W. | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/business/16build.html | title=Architects Find Their Dream Client, in China | newspaper=The New York Times | date=January 15, 2011 | url = http://www.stevenholl.com/projects/vanke-center? | title = Horizontal Skyscraper - Vanke Center | website = Steven Holl Architects | access-date = September 16, 2014}}
  • SAS Frösundavik Office Building

References

References

  1. (September 2023). "Groundscraper definition".
  2. Gattupalli, Ankitha. (2024-05-27). "The Groundscraper: A Building Typology to Decentralize Cities".
  3. Ouroussoff, Nicolai. (2011-06-27). "Turning Design on Its Side". The New York Times.
  4. 90-6450-382-6, {{ISBN. 978-90-6450-382-5.''

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