What's your "Ideal" Bridge Layout/Design for "Your StarShip"?

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I'm sure many of us have at least one StarShip in our mind that we would like to design, some of us have more than one.

But what would your "Ideal" Bridge Layout/Design be for each StarShip that you care about.

Feel free to use whatever is easiest to show a simple diagram if that's what is necessary to convey your design / layout.

 

[Leathco]

TNG for me. It's almost perfect, other than the fact that the Tactical station really, really needs a seat.

 

[arch101]

Love the TMP bridge but my fave is the Ent D from Generations.

 

[Imaus]

I love the Excelsior design in III. It feels spacious, technologically advanced, and doesn't have awkward railings in the way of everything. And unlike the TNG bridge, it doesn't have a lot of empty space.

Sure there might be need for a few more access points but overall this feels like a good bridge.

Excelsior bridge

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[Kamen Rider Blade]

Here's what I currently have for my generic layout:

NOTE: Not to actual scale. Just general Layout and arrangement.
The Work Station has a Bench Seat built into the front of it for guests. and will be on it's own elevated platform in mid height between the rear front facing work stations that are high up like the Enterprise D's tactical station / Worf's Station.

The Work Station's are for 1st & 2nd Officers while the chair in the middle is obviously the Captain's Chair

The 1st & 2nd Officer's chair won't be that close to the Captain and will be angled and centered with their work station leaving a small triangular Coffee table like area between the Captain's area and 1st & 2nd Officer that will have cup holder mounts.

The Conn station will be in the center and be sunken to the ground with Japanese style floor chairs so that the Pilot's head won't get in the way of everybody else who needs to see the view screen

There will be 4 sets of station's at the front.

TL = Turbo Lift

CIC = Combat Information Center for detailed specialized monitoring room.

The Walls have their own mini Wall WorkStation Terminals.

The Corners have 3x way mini corridor that allows Access to various rooms.

The Rear most front facing work stations are a slightly modified copy of the USS Odyssey Crescent.

Odyssey bridge

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I would modify the center WorkStation to be flat horizontally, then have 2x bent joints before it touches the other flat sections. I'm not a fan of the Ultra Wide "V-Shaped" rear console.

I prefer 3x Ultra Wide Flat Screens sharing a large table with the angle joint in between stations.

 

[Unicron]

I edited several images into links, because they were hotlinked from Ex Astris Scientia and that's not the way to to go. EAS in particular hates that. For future reference, use an image host like Imgur and upload that way.

 

[XCV330]

NX-01

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I edited several images into links, because they were hotlinked from Ex Astris Scientia and that's not the way to to go. EAS in particular hates that. For future reference, use an image host like Imgur and upload that way.

ok

 

[C.E. Evans]

My ideal bridge concept was one that was rejected for the USS Voyager.
https://forgottentrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Voyager-bridge-concept-art-4-600x369.jpg

I love this bridge design, especially for a smaller science or scout starship.

 

[BillJ]

TOS 1701 works for me.

 

[XCV330]

going in the opposite direction my least favorite bridge is the original Excelsior bridge. It's too large and too busy.
I said NX-01, but if I am going to include all star trek ships, the Ktinga class ship from TMP has a very well thought out bridge, with the floor suspended on shock-absorbers for stability. I just wouldn't want to spend a lot of time there. But it's an excellent design.

 

[RichT]

Hard to argue with this bridge by Tadeo D'Oria – basic layout of the Enterprise-D bridge but with improved side and aft stations, avoiding the cramped feel it had in Generations, and with a rather splendid wooden floor.

Failing that, I was always a fan of the Excelsior bridge from The Undiscovered Country and the Enterprise-B bridge from Generations.

 

[BillJ]

Hard to argue with this bridge by Tadeo D'Oria – basic layout of the Enterprise-D bridge but with improved side and aft stations, avoiding the cramped feel it had in Generations, and with a rather splendid wooden floor.

Failing that, I was always a fan of the Excelsior bridge from The Undiscovered Country and the Enterprise-B bridge from Generations.

Pretty slick. Though I don’t like the changing of the various chairs. Looks like it the bridge is supposed to be for the Nebula class going by the MSD on the rear console.

 

[RichT]

Pretty slick. Though I don’t like the changing of the various chairs. Looks like it the bridge is supposed to be for the Nebula class going by the MSD on the rear console.

Yup, it's a Nebula class bridge he did as a commission (not for me). He has an excellent portfolio on ArtStation with several starship interiors. https://www.artstation.com/tadeodoria

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

You know, the one thing I do appreciate from "The Orville" is the Cup Holders on the bridge at each station.

It's pretty practical to at least have one of those at each station.

But I would prefer a standardized "Tumbler-Style" Closed Drink Cannister that every officer can bring along and put in a deep Cup-Holder designed for the standardized "Tumber"

After visiting Tadeo D Oria's ArtStation page, I do like the concept of having some of the major stations have giant labels on them so that we can know their functions.

 

[Timo]

I'd settle for a bridge where not everybody faces away from the Captain and has to mangle his or her spine when delivering the crucial report.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I'd settle for a bridge where not everybody faces away from the Captain and has to mangle his or her spine when delivering the crucial report.

Why would you mangle your spine? Just give everybody Office-Style Chairs that can spin 360° freely.

 

[Timo]

...And then lock them in the Captain-facing position, install the consoles accordingly, and everybody is happy.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

...And then lock them in the Captain-facing position, install the consoles accordingly, and everybody is happy.

Timo Saloniemi

So you want the Captain in the center position and have every officer surrounding the captain and facing the Captain instead of facing outwards or towards the main viewer?

 

[jackoverfull]

Funny for this topic to show up now: I have done a basic project for our bridge just a few days ago…

Not necessarily my "ideal" bridge, but it's something functional that we can actually build on a budget.