Underground homes?

For years I've been interested in eventually putting an underground home out on some decent sized land in the midwest or southwest (AZ most likely).
Also growing up as a military brat in Europe during the final years of the cold war, I've become quite interested in the technologies used by the US for those "dooms day" scenarios, specifically the missle silos.

So my dream was for quite some time, to find an in-tact, restorable missle silo in a desirable area to purchase and renovate into a home. This has been done a number of times before, and I can find these for sale quite easily and have a list handy of those that are still "useable" for things like this. However, the prices due to these being "historical", in addition to the cost of clean-up, reconstruction in some areas, and renovation for liveable use... makes them a bit more out of my comfort zone then I'd like.

Now, my plan B is to find out if there is anyone out there who has, or any company who can, create a NEW "replica" if you will, of a US cold-war era missle silo, as an underground home. Not specifically an identical replica... as I really don't have a use for a launching silo (yet)... but a design based on such a structure, adapted to just be a home.

Has anyone ever heard of that being done? A complete from scratch underground home in that style?
Anyone know of any construction companies that are doing anything even similar?

I have an uncle-in-law who works in sewage treatment construction and does alot of concrete building, and his thought is that it would be fairly straight forward to create concrete chambers in a hole and then fill dirt in over them... but I'm hoping there's somewhere out there thats thought it through for all of the other "details".

If there isn't anywhere that's able to do this... or anything close... do you think this is a project a decent architecture firm would take on? Or would I need a super specialist to draw up plans for something like this?

 

http://www.missilebases.com/

Thats a good place to start off. Searching google for "Missle silo for sale" kicks you off well as well.

I have thought about the communications bunkers too, which would be nice. But there are a few more options with a custom built new one. I won't have to retro fit something meant for equipment, to be liveable, as it would be a designed-to-live-in space just based on the coldwar era installations look and feel. And as for the silo, well... I would love to seal up the bottom and strip it out, make it one hell of a deep diving pool the top access walk way being the way to the "pool", and then a ring around it with a few chairs and such, and then just 100 ft straight down of water ... maybe a rubber ducky floating on top. LOL

 

http://www.missilebases.com/properties/index.html

First one is a newer listing...

Denver, CO. 210 total acres. Very rare piece of history – only 18 built. Massive 45,000 + sq. ft. of underground floor-space; high chain-link fence around central complex; 2 high capacity deep wells (into aquifer) in power dome; 3 missile silos all interconnected by ฝ mile of tunnels. Launch control dome is the best we’ve seen. Distant mountain views, just 20 minutes from metropolitan area and international airport. Large capacity elevator intact; needs reconditioned. Under new ownership; clean-up and refurbishment underway. Many unique possibilities for commercial or private usage. Serious and capable buyers only.



Video $24
PRICE : Firm at $1,800,000.00
(No owner financing, full cash at closing required.)

 

That tunnel looks amazing! Very nice and close to what some of the ideas in my head are... without the wine barrels though