墨西哥欲建65層倒金字塔形“摩地大樓”

Architects have designed an incredible 65-storey 'earth-scraper' which plunges 300 metres below ground. The stunning upside down pyramid in the middle of Mexico City is designed to get around height limits on new buildings in the capital.

The subterranean building will have 10 storeys each for homes, shops and a museum, as well as 35 storeys for offices. The design has been crowned with a Mexican flag.

Esteban Suarez, from architecture firm BNKR Arquitectura, said the building would also house a new cultural centre.

He said: 'New infrastructure, office, retail and living space are required in the city but no empty plots are available.

'Federal and local laws prohibit demolishing historic buildings and even if this was so, height regulations limit new structures to eight storeys.

'The city's historic centre is in desperate need of a makeover but we have nowhere to put it, this means the only way to go is down.'

He added: 'The Earthscraper preserves the iconic presence of the city square and the existing hierarchy of the buildings that surround it.

'It is an inverted pyramid with a central void to allow all habitable spaces to enjoy natural lighting and ventilation.

'It will also allow the numerous activities that take place on the city square year round such as concerts, open-air exhibitions and military parades to go ahead.'

Pyramids play a large part in the architectural history of Mexico, as the country's anicent civilisations have often build huge pyramid structures.

Esteban added: 'The Earthscraper digs down through the layers of cities to uncover our roots.'墨西哥建築師日前設計了一座深達300米的65層“摩地大樓”，令人歎爲觀止。這座“倒金字塔”位於墨西哥市中心，如此設計是爲了規避墨西哥市新建築限高的規定。

“摩地大樓”中住宅、商場以及博物館各佔10層，另外35層用作辦公樓。同時，樓板上面還會豎起一面墨西哥國旗。

建築公司BNKR Arquitectura的埃斯特班•蘇亞雷斯表示，大樓內還會新設一個文化中心。

他說：“墨西哥城需要新的基礎設施、辦公樓、商店以及住宅樓，但是地面上已經沒有可用的空間。”

“聯邦政府和地方法規禁止拆毀歷史建築，就算能拆毀，新建築的高度也限制在8層以內。”

“城市的歷史中心迫切需要改造，但已經沒有地上空間了，只能轉而向地下發展。”

他補充說：“‘摩地大樓’既保存了城市廣場這個地標，又沒有破壞廣場附近的現有建築層次。”

“大樓設計爲倒金字塔型，採用中空結構，所有居住空間都可享受自然照明和通風。”

“同時，‘摩地大樓’也不影響廣場上每年舉辦音樂會、戶外展覽、閱兵等多種活動。”

金字塔在墨西哥建築史上佔有重要地位。在古代文明時期，墨西哥人經常建造大型金子塔。

埃斯特班補充說：“摩地大樓深入城市深處，幫我們追根溯源。”