High Capacity Berthing

[phavoc]

For anyone who is looking for some visual idea about high capacity berthing on a starship, here are some images of pod hotels that work well.

http://kotaku.com/japans-coolest-looking-capsule-hotels-1727663645

 

[phavoc]

This is a more recent article and is more space-ship looking.

http://kotaku.com/the-coolest-looking-capsule-hotels-outside-japan-1796801589

 

[AnotherDilbert]

Interesting.

But this is only a bed. People restricted to a ship for weeks would require space to move around, at least a galley and a salon?

 

[phavoc]

Interesting.

But this is only a bed. People restricted to a ship for weeks would require space to move around, at least a galley and a salon?

Very much so. Paying passengers would be looking to have fewer shared bathrooms, but military personnel, prisoners, maybe even colonists, would have lower expectations to such luxury. Troops might have 6-10 personnel sharing 1 head and 1 shower.

 

[heron61]

We already know that a 4 dton brig can hold up to 6 prisoners and can "uncomfortably" hold up to 12 (and I'm pretty sure 6/brig is still far from comfy), I'd give these sorts of accommodations a total size of 1dton/person (which includes access space, corridors, as well as a fresher, and a minigalley for every few units (maybe it's more like 4 dtons for 4 units). Naturally, anyone except colonists, refugees, and people who *really* need to get off-planet asap won't take these sorts of accommodations, so it will be pretty specialized. Heck, given that military barracks take up 2 dtons/person, I'm assuming that even most soldiers would balk at a week or more in these sorts of quarters.