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, is 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 5 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