墨西哥擬建65層倒金字塔形“摩地樓”(高清組圖)
墨西哥建築設計公司BNKR Arquitectura為墨西哥城設計了一座深入地下300米的倒金字塔形“摩地樓”。這座令人驚異的摩地樓將建在墨西哥城中部的主廣場，共65層，其中住宅、商場以及博物館各佔10層，另外35層作為辦公空間。
由于轉入地下，摩地樓能夠避開墨西哥城對新建築的高度限制。這座倒金字塔的頂部面積240米×240米，將由玻璃板覆蓋，上面豎起一面巨大的墨西哥國旗。 BNKR Arquitectura的埃斯特班‧甦亞雷斯表示，摩地樓內將建造一家文化中心。他說︰“墨西哥城需要建造新的基礎設施、辦公樓、零售店和住宅樓，但可用的土地非常有限。聯邦和當地法律均禁止破壞歷史性建築，即使建造，高度也不能超過8層。這座城市的中心急需進行改造，但我們沒有可用的土地，唯一的選擇就是轉入地下。”
甦亞雷斯稱︰“墨西哥城主廣場的面貌不會因為摩地樓的建造發生改變，周圍建築的層次感將保持原來的模樣。它是一座倒置的金字塔，采用中空結構，所有居住空間都可享受自然照明和通風。此外，音樂會、露天展覽和閱兵式等活動仍可在廣場上舉行。”
在墨西哥的建築史上，金字塔扮演了重要角色，墨西哥的古代文明經常建造大型金字塔。第一次走進墨西哥谷時，阿茲特克人便在湖邊建造了金字塔。隨著阿茲特克帝國的不斷發展壯大，他們開始建造更大的新金字塔，但他們並沒有選擇新的建造地點，而是在現有金字塔基礎上建造或者建在附近。
傳統金字塔由不同的層構成，代表不同的歷史時期。進入美洲後，西班牙人征服了阿茲特克，在金字塔上建起基督教堂，最終將這里變成一座殖民城市。進入 20世紀，很多殖民建築已經毀壞，歷史建築地基上建起一座座現代建築。甦亞雷斯說︰“摩地樓將建在地下深處，找回我們的根。”（來源︰每日郵報）
Deep: The 65-storey 'earth-scraper' is set to plunge 300m into the ground beneath Mexico City
Epic scale: The enormous complex is intended to get round the city's planning laws, which state that buildings can be no more than eight storeys high
Landmark: The earth-scraper would be located in the city's main square, and topped with an enormous Mexican flag
A glass floor covers the massive 240m x 240m hole in the city's main square to filter in natural light from the world above.
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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.
Scary: The core is all made of glass to ensure that all parts of the building receive natural sunlight from the world outside
Relaxing: Designers expect the public areas of the building to become a popular destination for those wishing to escape the bustle of the city
Heritage: The earth-scraper is expected to contain a museum and cultural centre which will explore the history of Mexico and its pyramids
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.'
Unobtrusive: One advantage of the unusual structure is that it would create space in the centre of Mexico City, which is full of historic buildings which cannot be demolished
Green: The interior of the building is supposed to look natural and welcoming
Efficient: The creative use of space would allow the plaza to be used for events such as concerts and military parades
Massive: The space covering the earth-scraper will take up 240 square metres in the heart of Mexico's capital
Pyramids play a large part in the architectural history of Mexico, as the country's anicent civilisations have often build huge pyramid structures.
When the Aztecs first came into the Valley of Mexico they built their pyramids on the lake they found there.
As the Aztec Empire grew in size and power they conceived a new and bigger pyramid, but instead of looking for a new site they just built it on and around the existing one.
The traditional pyramids are therefore composed of different layers of historical periods.
Modern: Much of the building is expected to be devoted to office space
Shopping: The earth-scraper would almost certainly become one of the city's top retail destinations as soon as it opened
Connected: This picture shows the proposed metro station which would pass through the earth-scraper just below ground level
When the Spanish arrived in America and ultimately conquered the Aztecs, they erected Christian churches on top of the pyramids.
Eventually their whole colonial city was built over the Aztec one. In the 20th century, many colonial buildings were demolished and modern structures raised on the existing historic foundations.
Esteban added: 'The Earthscraper digs down through the layers of cities to uncover our roots.'
Novelty: No other public building extends so far beneath the ground
Technical: The building would be an extraordinary feat of engineering
Today: The plaza, shown as it looks currently, would be transformed by the radical plan
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