The cool thing is this was actually done for utility and the decision was made by the local community. Some background on the design:
"The building could have been placed on a normal lot," explain the architects, "but the community decided to build the fire station into the rock, saving valuable land for use as agriculture."
What the architects realized was that the mountain provided its own heating system. The ground mass stays warm in winter–averaging around 55 degrees when the air temperature is around 14 Fahrenheit–meaning that only one of the three caverns had to be traditionally insulated.
MartyMacGyver on February 4th, 2020 at 07:37 UTC »
"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to drop low, below the smoke, and crawl to the nearest exit in the event of a fire!"
FattyCorpuscle on February 4th, 2020 at 07:51 UTC »
alarm rings
"Gentlemen, to the hydrofoil!"
"You mean the fire truck, chief?"
"Um...yes."
hdx514 on February 4th, 2020 at 08:18 UTC »
The cool thing is this was actually done for utility and the decision was made by the local community. Some background on the design: