Voyager's briefing room question

[AdmiralSteven]

Hey everyone,

I posted this in a thread I started in the General Discussion board, but I thought I'd start a seperate thread here since this is a Voyager specific question.

Ok, There’s the entrance to Voyager’s briefing room via the sliding doors, however, there appears to be another entrance directly across from the main door that leads behind the wall. Does anyone know where that leads to? Here’s a link to the picture of the briefing room:
http://www.utopiaplanitia.info/voylounge.html

Thanks everyone

 

[backstept]

in this picture you can see that there is quite a bit behind the bridge so presumably it leads to a hallway with other rooms and maybe another turbolift

[edit] and obviously it leads to the escape pods as well

 

[Crewman47]

Here are two different blueprints showing what might be behind the Bridge.

This one done by a member from here who I'm not sure is still around

and this one from the Startegic Design Publications website (slightly edited from original)

There unofficial of course but it's a possibility and I prefer the 1st one myself.

 

[AdmiralSteven]

in this picture you can see that there is quite a bit behind the bridge so presumably it leads to a hallway with other rooms and maybe another turbolift

[edit] and obviously it leads to the escape pods as well

Thanks for the photo, backstept. I guess it could lead to escape pods or another turbolift. My guess would be a turbolift.

 

[AdmiralSteven]

Here are two different blueprints showing what might be behind the Bridge.

This one done by a member from here who I'm not sure is still around

and this one from the Startegic Design Publications website (slightly edited from original)

There unofficial of course but it's a possibility and I prefer the 1st one myself.

Those are some cool photos, thanks. I need to get me one of those tech books with the blueprints and all in them. I should have bought one of the Enterprise D when it came out years ago. Could 'ave, should 'ave would 'ave. Live and learn I say.

 

[kimc]

There unofficial of course but it's a possibility and I prefer the 1st one myself.

The first one does look nice but I was always under the impression the Mess was on a different level. It seems whenever the crew gets called to the bridge while in there they end up entering the bridge from the turbolift in the next scene.

 

[Crewman47]

Maybe it's a dedicated Bridge Mess for Bridge support crew for when they want to take a 15 minute break or something. That's the way I see as being.

 

[brcarthey]

i can't find the website anymore after looking for the past hour, but from what i understand behind the bridge are chakotay's office, tuvok's office, two escape pods for the bridge crew and a second turbolift. i always assumed the turbolift behind the bridge was located right next to the one that opens to the bridge (based on the outer hull shot).

the only mess hall i know of is on deck 2 right below the bridge. the captain's mess was converted into neelix's kitchen.

 

[Michael]

That's where the toilets are, no?

 

[brcarthey]

^starfleet never put public toilets on any of the starships.

 

[Broccoli]

That's where the toilets are, no?

Eh, just piss out the airlock.

 

[kimc]

That's where the toilets are, no?

Eh, just piss out the airlock.

Easier for some than for others.

 

[AdmiralSteven]

That's where the toilets are, no?

Eh, just piss out the airlock.

That's where the toilets are, no?

Eh, just piss out the airlock.

Easier for some than for others.

Yeah, but very cold.

 

[Kathryn_Janeway]

There is not enough room for a corridor or link of any sort from that entrance to the Briefing Room which leads to an inconsistency in the show. Apparantly the most likely thing is an ante chamber type room for guests to wait whilst waiting to meet the captain.

I would suggest that a small entrance to another office of some type that leads to the Main Corridor behind the Bridge is a more likely possibility, also none of those schematics show the Jefferies Tube access for Deck 1 either.

 

[brcarthey]

There is not enough room for a corridor or link of any sort from that entrance to the Briefing Room which leads to an inconsistency in the show. Apparantly the most likely thing is an ante chamber type room for guests to wait whilst waiting to meet the captain.

I would suggest that a small entrance to another office of some type that leads to the Main Corridor behind the Bridge is a more likely possibility, also none of those schematics show the Jefferies Tube access for Deck 1 either.

how do you figure there's not enough room? you're one of the few that i've seen who thinks that. we already know there are at least two escape pods behind the bridge but those don't take up a lot of room when you look at their location and the size of the area behind the bridge.

 

[Praetor]

I prefer the arrangement from SDP a little more, although the door by Janeway's quarters should probably lead to a corridor rather than another room. Both still seem to lack the thrusters which Rick Sternbach (and observation of the models) will confirm are present to enable the module to maneuver after ejecting from the ship.

 

[AdmiralSteven]

I prefer the arrangement from SDP a little more, although the door by Janeway's quarters should probably lead to a corridor rather than another room. Both still seem to lack the thrusters which Rick Sternbach (and observation of the models) will confirm are present to enable the module to maneuver after ejecting from the ship.

I would think the Capt. would have her own head (bathroom) in her Ready room. Looking at this picture from Utopia Planitia, you can see that the Enterprise E had a head for Capt. Picard. Not sure if this is what's really there, or this is just what someone is envisioning, but it makes sence to me.

 

[Praetor]

Yes, except we've seen people enter her ready room before through that door, and her leaving through it. Simply have it be a "private corridor" with adjoining bathroom that leads to the main longitudinal corridor behind the bridge.

 

[AdmiralSteven]

Yes, except we've seen people enter her ready room before through that door, and her leaving through it. Simply have it be a "private corridor" with adjoining bathroom that leads to the main longitudinal corridor behind the bridge.

That's right, I do remember seeing people entering and exiting through that doorway. I guess it is a corridor with that has an adjoining bathroom. Despite advances in technology, people still have to use the bathroom, so there has to be a bathroom up on deck 1. That would be my guess.

 

[Praetor]

Agreed. There are probably two, like on the Enterprise - one attached to the ready room, and one public one just off the bridge for everyone.