Meet the architects building multimillion-dollar underground bunkers for the ultra-rich, complete with secret bookcase doorways and robot security

• The pandemic and economic and political anxiety have peaked the wealthy’s interest in panic rooms.
• Texas-based Clyde Scott recently built one for $14 million with a bowling alley and indoor pool.
• Some luxury bunkers include extra protection like robot security guards or disguised entrances.

A 13,000-square-foot house in the San Jose Valley has a single-lane bowling alley and a swim-in-place indoor pool. It’s controlled via fingerprint access, using an app that was developed specifically for the home. The garage is attached and so are the stables – the owner’s horses, used for stud, are too valuable not to keep close to hand.

There’s just one difference between this sprawling mansion and the other wealthy homes nearby: It’s entirely underground.

The project, which cost just under $14 million, was built by Clyde Scott of Rising S, a specialist in luxury panic rooms and bunkers.