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A groundscraper is a large building that has relatively few stories but which greatly extends horizontally.

• Definition

• Examples

• See also

• References

Encarta defines groundscraper as "a large low or medium-rise building, typically containing offices, that spreads horizontally and occupies a large amount of land".cite-ref-groundscraper-definition-1-0[1]

• 5 Broadgate, a groundscaper owned by Swiss bank UBS, was once the largest office building in the City of London.cite-ref-city-groundscraper-2-0[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.cite-ref-3[3]cite-ref-dream-client-4-0[4]cite-ref-horizontal-skyscraper-vanke-center-5-0[5] A park occupies the space below.cite-ref-dream-client-4-1[4]cite-ref-horizontal-skyscraper-vanke-center-5-1[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 Buildingcite-ref-meelp97-6-0[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.

• Boeing Everett Factory main assembly building, world's largest building by volume but only 114 feet (35 m) tall.

• Earthscraper

• Skyscraper

• List of largest buildings

cite-note-groundscraper-definition-11. ↑ "Groundscraper definition". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2011.

cite-note-city-groundscraper-22. ↑ "City 'groundscraper' unveiled". FT.com. May 16, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2011.

cite-note-33. ↑ citerefouroussoff2011Ouroussoff, Nicolai (2011-06-27). "Turning Design on Its Side". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-29.

cite-note-dream-client-44. ↑ citerefcheek2011Cheek, Lawrence W. (January 15, 2011). "Architects Find Their Dream Client, in China". The New York Times.

cite-note-horizontal-skyscraper-vanke-center-55. ↑ "Horizontal Skyscraper - Vanke Center". Steven Holl Architects. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

cite-note-meelp97-66. ↑ 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.