Groundscraper

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Groundscraper is a late 20th-century[1] neologism for a large building that is only around a dozen stories high but which greatly extends horizontally. It is thus a skyscraper that is close to the ground.

Definition

MSN 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

  • Swiss bank UBS is planning the largest office building in the City of London; the design of 5 Broadgate has been labelled a groundscraper.[2]
  • China Vanke headquarters in Shenzhen is as large as the Empire State Building, but is laid out horizontally and 5 stories above ground level.[3] A park occupies the space below.[3]
  • The Squaire in Frankfurt am Main is Germany's largest office building.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "groundscraper definition". MSN Encarta. Retrieved 2011. 
  2. ↑ "City 'groundscraper' unveiled". FT.com. May 16, 2006. Retrieved 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cheek, Lawrence (January 15, 2011). "Architects Find Their Dream Client, in China". New York Times. 


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