The 3rd south pole station is designed for hydraulically jacking up those pillars and installing height: https://www.southpolestation.com/foundationdesign.html

The 3rd south pole station is designed for hydraulically jacking up those pillars and installing height: https://www.southpolestation.com/foundationdesign.html https://www.southpolestation.com/foundationdesign.html https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/livingsouthpole/newstation.jsp https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/livingsouthpole/new... It’s the current trend for antarctic architecture, also seen in the German Von Neumayer III and the British Halley VI stations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumayer-Station_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumayer-Station_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley_Research_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley_Research_Station