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Unsure where to place this but since it originates IMTU here goes:
I tend to shy away from the standard layouts-allotments for staterooms on starships, such being the 3M x 3M-14 cubic meters displacement, that just doesn't seem not to fit every deck plan or individual vessel.
What's more commonly found for berthing IMTU are more compact but still functional and comfortable space, what I refer to as 'Pullman-style accommodations.
Best explained as having either a Murphy-type or futon-style bed allowing for an open space when not used for slumber reminiscent of classic and modern rail-car passenger cabins.
Generally the smaller 'staterooms' are supported by larger common areas for eating and recreation but each individual cabin does have it's own access to a fresher, whether incorporated in the space directly or conveniently adjacent to such.
Mind these sort of berthings are intended for crew members and those persons traveling under 'working-passage' arrangements but given where situation demands or opportunity for profit happens such might be offered to those in need of immediate transport.
One last bit, I have worked the concept up as a sort of 'shipping' container-like module that can be placed in a ship's cargo hold, the necessary hook-ups to provide power, life-support and related amenities being plug-play affairs so require no special refitting for use.
Admittedly a cluster of pre-fab Pullman containers on a cargo deck might not be the most glamorous of accommodations in comparison to dedicated High Passage suites, but in a pinch and when a tight budget precludes other arrangements it's not a bad way to get to your destination.
I tend to shy away from the standard layouts-allotments for staterooms on starships, such being the 3M x 3M-14 cubic meters displacement, that just doesn't seem not to fit every deck plan or individual vessel.
What's more commonly found for berthing IMTU are more compact but still functional and comfortable space, what I refer to as 'Pullman-style accommodations.
Best explained as having either a Murphy-type or futon-style bed allowing for an open space when not used for slumber reminiscent of classic and modern rail-car passenger cabins.
Generally the smaller 'staterooms' are supported by larger common areas for eating and recreation but each individual cabin does have it's own access to a fresher, whether incorporated in the space directly or conveniently adjacent to such.
Mind these sort of berthings are intended for crew members and those persons traveling under 'working-passage' arrangements but given where situation demands or opportunity for profit happens such might be offered to those in need of immediate transport.
One last bit, I have worked the concept up as a sort of 'shipping' container-like module that can be placed in a ship's cargo hold, the necessary hook-ups to provide power, life-support and related amenities being plug-play affairs so require no special refitting for use.
Admittedly a cluster of pre-fab Pullman containers on a cargo deck might not be the most glamorous of accommodations in comparison to dedicated High Passage suites, but in a pinch and when a tight budget precludes other arrangements it's not a bad way to get to your destination.