• 05 Jul 2023

1st Office Exercise - Conceptual Crew Area

The past month we had some fun working on conceptual development. In this case, it was the development of a crew cabin area.

The idea? Develop a crew cabin inside a work area of the ship on a lower deck and a second cabin on an upper deck.

Parameters to be followed: 

-Capacity for one user.
-Develop a new furniture set consisting of a wardrobe, space for shelves, a space for a safe and minibar, a desk, and a bed.
-Proposal of colors having dark blue moquette as a base.
-Lecture area (desk or bed).
-Tv entretainment location.
-Consider structural perimetral insulation for noise.
-Develop a fully prefabricated kit bathroom.
-Limited areas for low-deck cabins.
-Both cabins must share the same production for furniture and bathroom.

Sketch development:

The first phase was to develop a series of sketches with practical solutions in mind, starting from analyzing the available perimeter, furniture layouts, and bathroom shape possibilities.

"Image  shows a plan in a transparent paper of bulkheads configuration and bathroom location"

"Image  shows some views drawn by hand with concept of the cabin and bathroom"

With a general idea regarding the area and dimensions, the next step was to develop a sketch for the furniture and the bathroom structure.

"Image  shows some concepts of the wardrobe and shelves integrated with a bedroom."

"Image  shows the details of the single bed with wardrobe, some shelves above the bed and under the bed"

Structure in mind:

Having the base concept developed for the cabins, the next step was understanding how to develop a kit for the prefabricated bathroom. The idea is to develop a Kit where floor and finishes would be installed and produced in-land following the concept of a prefabricated bathroom. The Objective is to have the best material managed as a disassembled kit to send and reassemble quickly onboard.

"Image shows the perimeter of the prefabricated bathroom"

"Image shows the base of the prefabricated bathroom and a detail of the wall panel ontop the structure"

 

Final touches:

And to close the exercise, the development of some plans and renders showing volumetric solutions in the available area and the conceptual finishes:

 

"Image shows a plan of the cabin with some views of the area"

"Image shows a volumetric detail of the plan inside the cabin with the furniture including a desk near the entrance"

"Image shows a render of the cabin. The furniture is in light wood textured laminate, a white chair for the desk and the carpet is navy blue" 

"Image shows a render of the cabin. The furniture is in light wood textured laminate, a white chair for the desk, and the carpet is navy blue, all the furniture in this configuration are aligned in the same wall opposit to the bathroom" 

 

Ultimately, this was an exciting exercise to develop with the team, looking into material finishes, opportunities for development in local areas, and creativity! Maybe next, we will develop our vision of an Accessible Passenger Cabin... why not?