Cold pantries (i.e. pantries with a vent to the outside) certainly exist, my (Swedish) apartment has one. I believe they used to be common, but have fallen out

Cold pantries (i.e. pantries with a vent to the outside) certainly exist, my (Swedish) apartment has one. I believe they used to be common, but have fallen out of fashion. Its thermometer currently reads 6° C, so in winter it can more-or-less be used as a second refrigerator.