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These
types of properties are aimed at individuals who are seeking the
ultimate in home security, personal space and personal security in a
way never before achievable.
This designed to be built at a declassified ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) launch
facility buried two hundred feet into the Kansas (USA) countryside.
Built for the American military to withstand a direct nuclear
attack, this facility originally cost the US Government tens of
millions of dollars to construct and fit out. De-commissioning of
these sites followed the end of the cold war hostilities to conform
to Treaty Agreement with the former Soviet Union which continues to
up the present day. The World’s End facility has remained unused and
in mothballs until now.
With an
innovative approach, this once unusable space can become an appealing
and attractive proposition for use as a home for those people who
are keen and interested in their personal safety and security.
Equally the facility can be used for commercial purposes, research
or storage of valuable items, company files, records, art treasures
etc in this hermetically sealed environment.
As can be imagined,
gaining entrance into is practically impossible with
walls up to fifteen feet thick of heavily re-enforced concrete and
steel, blast doors up to six feet thick and up to 150 tonnes in
weight buried up to 200ft deep underground into the surrounding
countryside.
General Layout
It would be
positioned on a site some 20 acres in size of which 5 acres with a
barbed wire topped chain link security fence with substantial gates
as the first noticeable point of security.
The site would be
nestled in a secluded and elevated position with mainly prairie
grass and outcrops of small dense pine trees and scrub marking the
entrance to the development. Extensive planting will take place
immediately surrounding the site at the end of the construction
project to further disguise the entrance to the entry portal.
The entry portal has
been re-modified to allow a new hangar deck and parking space for
Helicopters and RV’s / SUV’s (Recreational Vehicles / Sports Utility
Vehicles) although there is nothing above ground level to suggest
the large-scale site that exists beneath the earth’s surface.
This is were the fun
begins !
Watch in awe as the
massive hangar entry portal hydraulically lifts up taking with it a
section of the outside ground and scrub coverage, with six foot
thick covering of earth, trees and vegetation. At the rear of the
entry hangar is a twenty tonne steel armour plated blast door with
the main hydraulic lifters concealed behind the door and the door
closes flush with the back wall, this conceals a further doorway
(the main entry point to Worlds End) which is an additional six
inches thick steel re-enforced door. An electronic dual interlocking
system allows access trough these main doorways.
The hangar walls
themselves are made of an additional one metre thick re-enforced
concrete which a 1 inch thick steel shield surrounding this concrete
wall, which is then covered by thousands of tonnes of surrounding
earth. More than enough to withstand the attentions of any
persistent intruder.
From the entrance door
well you then proceed down two flights of stairs then through two
more blast proof pressure doors leading into the former command
centre itself.
The Command Complex
This former command
complex has two levels with approximately 2500 sq ft of floor space,
not including the stairwells and vestibule, a large enough space for
three bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and an adjoining emergency
exit. A separate staircase has also been built into the design to
the lower level which contains a large contemporary kitchen, living
room and utility plus storage space.
On the remaining level
of the Command Complex there are two further blast doors leading
into the former silo access tunnel, a 40 foot by ten foot passageway
with two more blast door locks leading onto level 2, the Main Silo
Complex consisting of 14 individual levels.
Main Silo Complex (14
levels)
During the Cold War this
space housed the gigantic Atlas F ICBM Rocket. It now makes way for
14 levels of luxury living space, entertainment sections and storage
space.
Here is a small taste of
what lays beneath terra ferma……
The silo itself runs
200ft directly into the earth with a 50 foot diameter allowing for
up to fourteen floor levels of varying height in the complex. More
than enough room for entertaining space, personal gym, private
cinema, swimming pool, additional accommodation space and vast
amounts of secure, private and hermetically sealed areas for your
own enjoyment or commercial use.
Below is a Dream of How the Missile Bay could be retrofitted to become luxury accomidations
Level 1 – ‘The
Penthouse’
Formerly known as the
‘penthouse’ when used by the military with two enormous blast proof
launch doors in the ceiling of this level, each weighing over 100
tonnes, providing an airtight super hardened seal from the outside
world, opened by hydraulic lifters. Level 1 consists of a loading
bay with a 20ft ceiling height, hangar deck, air bio filter system,
intake fans, plant and machinery rooms, large water storage tanks,
fuel stores and general space for a workshop. A cargo lift is
located on this level and provides access to all lower levels within
the main silo. The lift is of the standard that you would expect in
a luxurious hotel.
Additionally leading
from level 1 to level 2 is a loading portal enabling materials to be
passed directly through the level.
Level 2
Loading bay, water
storage, fuel storage, two generator sets with silenced exhaust
systems, chlorifier for drinkable water, ultraviolet filter banks,
general water filters, plant and machinery rooms, pumps and other
heating machinery. There is a complete firewall system that ensures
safe exit during the possibility of a fire leading directly out
through the command complex.
Levels 3, 4, 5
Open Usage
Level 6
General Storage
Level 7
Heavy Storage. This deck
layout is fabricated from heavy duty re-inforced floor sections,
suitable for 15kn loads / one and a half tonnes per square metre.
This area also has a ceiling height of 12-15ft enabling large heavy
goods etc to be safely and securely stored.
Level 8
Cold Stores. On this
floor are two large cold store fridges.
Level 9
A purpose built, bespoke
high quality personal 15 seat cinema with the latest surround sound
systems and latest and most up to date audio visual projection
systems, with individual drinks tables next to each luxurious
handcrafted leather recliner.
Furthermore there is a
large twelve seater presentation and board room with the most up to
date audio visual presentation systems.
Level 10 – Operational
Room
Control / Radar /
Communications / Surveillance.
Level 11 – Gym &
Training Room
Keep fit in this multi
purpose space with a comprehensive arrangement of fitness and
workout machines with sun beds, televisions, the latest music
systems and massage beds etc.
Level 12 – Accommodation
Level
The Presidential Suite,
fitted to a five star standard with 3 bedrooms and an open lounge /
kitchen space with ensuites to the bedrooms dining room and study
complete this level.
Level 13 – Swimming Pool
This pool complex
consists of a 10-15ft deep pool and 50 ft wide area with a raised
area to include a diving board, Jacuzzi, Sauna and Drench Shower.
This raised area hangs 5ft above the water line. The plant room is
located on the main deck away from the swimming area, with toilets
and changing rooms set to one side of this floor
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