Quarters The term quarters referred to accommodations on board spacecraft and space station s . Quarters could be found all over mobile and stationary facilities , varying in size and detail . An individual room was called a cabin . One form of discipline was being confined to quarters . Types of quarters . Typically , a spacecraft or space station featured at least four kinds of crew accommodations : Early Earth spacecraft . In the mid - 20th century , the earliest Earth spacecraft had the crew living and working in a crew cabin . Schematics of the Apollo Command / Service and Lunar Modules depicting the crew cabin were stored in the ' s library computer database . This database was accessed by the Talosians in 2254 . ( , " remastered " ) Aboard the freighter , guest quarters were located in room B3 , whereas room B6 was Travis Mayweather ' s cabin . It was reassigned to another member of the " Horizon " s crew when Mayweather left the ship to enter Starfleet . The room ' s occupant didn ' t mind giving up the cabin for a few days in 2153 , while Mayweather visited the ship . Shortly prior to that visit , suspecting he might feel more at home surrounded by some of his former belongings , Mayweather ' s mother , Rianna , redecorated the cabin with them . The items included a model of the " Phoenix " . Upon Mayweather arriving back on board the " Horizon " , he initially assumed he was assigned to guest quarters and was therefore surprised to discover he had instead been allocated his old room , also astounded by the fact his mother had kept a star chart he had once created and which now adorned one of the cabin ' s walls . ( ) Starfleet quarters . Starfleet starships typically featured three kinds of crew accommodations , with enlisted personnel and junior officers sharing quarters , higher - ranked officers being granted separate quarters , and slightly larger staterooms being reserved for the ship ' s captain and guests . As the starships grew larger , so did their crew accommodations , logically progressing toward more luxury and comfort . Thus officers ' quarters on board vessels of the 23rd century " Constitution " - class were equal in size and comfort to the accommodations of junior officers on board the 24th century " Galaxy " - class . ( ; ) In times of emergency , crew quarters aboard Starfleet vessels could be converted into shelters for the crew . ( ; ; ) NX - class . Crew quarters on board vessels of the were located on Decks B through E . Very few had a view of space – usually only those of the higher - ranked officers and those reserved for guests , which were located on Decks D and G . ( ) The structure and materials of the NX - class starship did not allow large transparent surfaces exposed to space ; therefore , there were only a few small windows throughout the entire vessel . Enlisted crew shared quarters aboard NX - class vessels . Shared quarters were small and very cramped , containing a set of bunk beds , a small desk , and two storage lockers . ( ) Officers ' quarters were larger , containing a moderately - sized bed , a desk , several lockers , and various built - in shelves for further storage . ( , " et al . " ) The captain enjoyed the largest quarters , containing a double bed and multiple desk areas . All crew quarters had their own personal bathrooms containing a shower , lavatory , and sink . ( , " et al . " ) " Crossfield " - class . Crew quarters were shared aboard vessels . The room contained two desk areas and a bed on one on each side of the room . Crew quarters also had their own personal bathrooms . ( ) " Constitution " - class . Crew quarters on board starships of the were located throughout the vessel ' s saucer section . On starships of the original configuration , the officers ' quarters featured two areas , separated partly by a wall fragment . One area was allocated as sleeping area , featuring a comfortable bed , and another as work area , providing a desk and computer terminal . Entrance to a bathroom was provided through the quarters ' sleeping area . Both areas could be configured to personal preference . ( ; ) On starships of the refit configuration , staterooms of the senior officers were composed of two areas which were separated by a retractable , transparent aluminum partition . The room ' s entrance opened into the living area . A library computer terminal and work desk were provided here . The room ' s corner circular nook , normally occupied by a dining booth , could be modified at the officer ' s request . The other half of the stateroom was a sleeping area , which held a single large bed that could double as a sofa during off - duty relaxation . A transparent door led into the bathroom area . Later refits of the class reduced the size of the senior officer ' s quarters to one good - sized room which served both functions . Specifically , the officer ' s quarters contained a bed , desk , and computer terminal , all along the main wall of the room , with closet space off to the left . The room also contained a replicator . ( ; ) In 2266 , Charles Evans was assigned quarters on the , while visiting the ship . After the cabin ' s door was rigged with a force field , Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Commander Spock attempted to trap Evans in his quarters , in an attempt to neutralize destructive proclivities which Evans had . His quarters were no match for Evans ' mental abilities , as he simply dematerialized the bulkhead containing the circuitry powering the force field . ( ) In 2268 , on stardate 4372 . 5 , while on board the " Enterprise " , the Dohlman of Elas , Elaan , complained to Captain Kirk about the small guest quarters she was given . Kirk replied that their communications officer ( Nyota Uhura ) had gladly vacated her quarters for Elaan ' s use . ( ) Starbase 11 . In 2267 , Starbase 11 included a set of guest quarters , where Captain James T . Kirk resided while he was confined to the starbase . These quarters were visited by Samuel T . Cogley , who filled the area with book s . ( ) " Excelsior " - class . On board the , senior officer s , such as the captain , had private quarters below decks . ( ; ) Captain Hikaru Sulu ' s quarters were located on Deck 3 . ( ) There were also multiple " Excelsior " - class quarters for the enlisted crew , junior officer s , and officer s , many of whom shared quarters and bunk areas . Those rooms varied in occupant size from four to nine . ( ; ) " Galaxy " - class . Most crew quarters on board the starship were located within the ship ' s saucer section , in order to provide safety for civilian and non - essential personnel during a saucer separation . However , the engineering hull also contained crew quarters , generally containing engineering personnel and their families . ( ; ) Pets , including cats and dogs , were also allowed aboard ship . ( ) The accommodations of junior officers were located on the interior of the ship and lacked windows . They were composed of a living area , a bedroom , and a bathroom . The living area contained a replicator terminal and was customizable with a variety of furniture and decorations . The accommodations of higher - ranked officers lined the edge of the saucer section . ( ) They contained a living area , a bedroom and a bathroom area . Most of the senior officers ' quarters had several vertical windows each , through which one could see the stars . These windows were set into an angled ceiling . The captain ' s quarters , located on Deck 9 , were similar to the accommodations of senior officers , yet were slightly larger , providing a large desk area and work terminal . VIP staterooms shared the same layout , and were sometimes even larger . ( ) " Defiant " - class . Due to the limited space available on board vessels of the , all crew members had to share their quarters with at least one other crewmate during normal times of operation – with the exception of the vessel ' s commanding officer , who was granted a separate room on Deck 1 , which doubled as the captain ' s ready room . Crew accommodations included twenty - two main cabins and ten contingency cabins , each equipped with a minimum of two bunks . These cabins could be outfitted with as many as six bunks , allowing for a potential total crew of 192 . Each cabin was equipped with one replicator port and one standard computer terminal . Overall , crew quarters on board " Defiant " - class vessels were the most spartan in Starfleet . ( ) " Intrepid " - class . Crew accommodations on board vessels of the were quite similar in furniture and layout to those on board " Galaxy " - class starships . Other than the difference of their grey color scheme , they were smaller than those on " Galaxy " - class starships but had similar amenities . " Sovereign " - class . Starships of the featured crew accommodations similar in size and layout to those on board vessels of the " Galaxy " - class . The quarters of senior officers typically featured a living area in the center of the dwelling , which held a personal workstation , couch , replicator and a small dining area . Usually the bedroom would be connected by a half - bathroom with wash basin , mirror , several drawers and a sonic shower . For members of the senior staff , this area was usually upgraded to a full - size bathroom with Bath tub . ( ) Deep Space 9 . Most quarters on space station Deep Space 9 were located in the station ' s habitat ring . Several of these accommodations featured two bedrooms located on either side of the large living area , several octagonal windows providing a view into space , a replicator unit and a door along the same wall offering egress into the corridor . Typically , spots of light were shone down through many circular holes in the ceiling , matching a lighting technique found in the station ' s corridor s . ( ) A set of quarters which Jake Sisko and Nog occupied in 2373 featured a small living area between two sleeping areas , with egress provided on each side of the room to the station ' s corridors . ( ) Romulan Guard quarters . The crew quarters on board a Romulan warbird were located on the ship ' s " C " Deck . They were sparsely furnished with a table and chairs in the center of the floor , and a set of bunk beds incorporated into the walls . Crew quarters could also have force field s integrated in and around their bulkheads . ( ) Variations are known to include a bed fully detached from the wall , and a sink with mirror along the far left wall from the entryway . ( ) Quarter assignments . Deep Space 9 Appendices . Background information . The contents of crew quarters required much attention to detail . While working on , James Mees – who , as set decorator , not only worked on " Enterprise " but also on ( except for its first season ) and – commented , " " When I have a permanent character I spend a lot of time thinking about it [ . . . ] If it ' s for a guest star , we generally try to use stock and rework it a bit . " " Due to having a theater background , Mees was inclined to base the personal items of the regular characters ' quarters on their persona . " " You not only do what is typical of him [ or her ] , but also add something to their character , " " explained Mees . ( ) He often took the input of the regular cast into account as well . " " I like to have the actors personalize these spaces , " " he said , " " so that they can reflect their ideas of what their characters are like in private . " " ( ) " Constitution " - class info . For , Captain Christopher Pike ' s quarters were designed by Franz Bachelin , who illustrated a concept sketch of the room . ( " The Art of Star Trek " , p . 11 ) These quarters were , as evidenced by a call sheet , built on Stage 16 of Desilu ' s Culver City lot . It was decided during production of " The Cage " that the crew quarters would be contained in the saucer section of the " Constitution " - class . ( " The Making of Star Trek " , p . 106 ) This information was not established on - screen until later in , however . It was not made clear at any point during the run of the original " Star Trek " series whether the members of the " Enterprise " s contingent of junior officers each had their own cabin or shared bunk rooms . On this topic , Gene Roddenberry stated , " " My feeling about the crew was that indeed they did have their own staterooms . The services today have always annoyed me , putting up enlisted men like cattle . I think all men deserve dignity and it was my feeling that by that century , we would have come to understand that . " " ( " The World of Star Trek " , 3rd ed . , p . 39 ) D . C . Fontana commented that " bunk rooms and other variations of crew quarters " were never shown on TOS precisely because of the series ' budgetary limitations . ( " The World of Star Trek " , 3rd ed . , p . 40 ) During the series run , only one set was built for all the crew quarters on board the " Enterprise " , which was on Paramount Stage 31 and was redressed as and when required . ( ; " The World of Star Trek " , 3rd ed . , p . 38 ) Captain Kirk ' s quarters were designed by Matt Jefferies . ( " " , p . 77 ; et al . ) They were considerably different from the earlier - built set used as Captain Pike ' s cabin in " The Cage " . ( text commentary , TOS Season 1 DVD ) The smallness of Kirk ' s bed in the original series was not in keeping with his reputation as an habitual womanizer . ( " " , p . 90 ) Gene Roddenberry was not entirely satisfied with the decor of Kirk ' s cabin either , stating , " " We should have had a head in Captain Kirk ' s stateroom , certainly . " " ( " The World of Star Trek " , 3rd ed . , p . 39 ) Initially , the script for featured Kirk throwing cold water on his own face . In a memo of script notes from Robert Justman to John D . F . Black ( dated ) , however , Justman commented , " " We have no provision for a bathroom or fire hydrant in Kirk ' s Quarters . " " The set for Kirk ' s cabin was positioned immediately adjacent to the set for a briefing room heavily used in and . The set for Kirk ' s quarters had to be partially disassembled during the making of that two - parter , to make room for a projector to be placed far enough behind a screen in the briefing room set to allow for rear projection onto the screen . ( " The Menagerie , Part II " text commentary , TOS Season 1 DVD ) In an ultimately omitted line of dialogue from the final draft script of , Charles Evans ' quarters on the " Enterprise " were stated to be on deck five . The area Evans is ( temporarily ) trapped in isn ' t referred to as his quarters on - screen , but the script made it clear it was intended to be his quarters . In TOS , Spock ' s cabin was a redress of Captain Kirk ' s quarters . There weren ' t many differences between the two areas , though Spock ' s cabin did include a few unusual artifacts , presumably of origin . ( text commentary , TOS Season 1 DVD ) The script of the second season episode erroneously notes that that episode was the first to show Spock ' s quarters . The same teleplay goes on to state , " " We may get the impression even Kirk does not visit here often . The room is distinctly Vulcan in decoration and mood . It may be faintly Oriental . . . most of what decoration we see will be simple , sparse , perhaps some indication of a warrior heritage . " " The set for former captain Pike ' s quarters in " The Menagerie , Part I " was constructed with walls from Captain Kirk ' s quarters , though they were located in different spaces of the soundstage . ( " The Menagerie , Part I " text commentary , TOS Season 1 DVD ) For Sarek ' s quarters in season 2 ' s , that episode ' s script specifies the room was to be a " redress " too and " not made up to suit Vulcan taste . " Some of the earliest artworks by illustrator Michael Minor were featured in McCoy ' s quarters in the third season of TOS , having been purchased from Minor by Matt Jefferies . ( " The Making of the Trek Films " , 3rd ed . , p . 28 ) One of the first things that Gene Roddenberry knew he wanted for the ultimately aborted spin - off television series " " was for Kirk to have larger quarters than he had been allotted in the original " Star Trek " series . ( " " , p . 90 ) The walls for the set of the " Phase II " captain ' s quarters were constructed by late . ( " " , p . 40 ) The writers / directors guide for that series describes the captain ' s quarters as " a two - room complex , " with one room serving as a working area and an adjacent room being the captain ' s sleeping quarters . The guide notes that there was access between the rooms and that a corridor was also accessible from either room . The same document specifies that the captain ' s quarters contained " viewing and communications devices " and instructs that Xon ' s cabin would be a redress of the set for the captain ' s quarters . The same was to have been true of various " passenger " quarters , except when larger passenger quarters were required ( in which case , the " Enterprise " s briefing room was to have been redressed as the sizable passenger cabin ) . ( " " , p . 94 ) Mike Minor illustrated a concept painting for the captain ' s quarters aboard the " Phase II Enterprise " . ( " " ) The only quarters referred to in the first - draft script of " In Thy Image " ( which is fully reprinted in " Star Trek Phase II : The Lost Series " , pp . 122 - 230 ) are those assigned to Kirk . However , between that story ' s transformation from its original intended capacity as " Phase II " s pilot episode to its eventual development into the film , some of the scenes set in Kirk ' s quarters were changed to being set elsewhere on the " Enterprise " ( for example , the introduction of a showering Ilia probe was moved from Kirk ' s quarters to Ilia ' s own quarters , as can be seen by comparing the film to page 191 of " Star Trek Phase II : The Lost Series " ) . The design of Kirk ' s quarters in " The Motion Picture " was influenced by Mike Minor ' s concept artwork for the " Phase II " version of the room . ( " " ) The movie depiction of the area was designed by art director Leon Harris and was constructed on Paramount Stage 9 . ( " " , pp . 90 & 95 ) Kirk ' s quarters in the film include a colorful , waist - high wall console whose controls are representative of the color scheme that was intended for " Phase II " . ( audio commentary , ) The massive translucent sliding - door in the same quarters was conceived by production designer Harold Michelson . A large wall display that alternates between a viewscreen and an example of minimalist artwork , featuring apparently randomly arranged blocks of color , involved a rare use of rear - projection ( for the viewscreen ) and was back - lit for the artwork . ( audio commentary , " " ) The furniture included in the set was covered with girdle material , which was extremely easy to stretch and dye . ( " " , pp . 88 & 91 ) In the Blu - ray audio commentary for the film , Michael Okuda states that a door which is also in Kirk ' s quarters but is always shown as closed , with its contents never revealed on - screen , actually led into " a little breakfast nook , " including a little round table and a small couch . Non - canon reference guide writer Shane Johnson supported this claim , describing the table as a " corner booth / table unit . " He went on to say , " " It had a clear plexiglass tabletop and snazzy upholstery . " " The set for Kirk ' s quarters in " The Motion Picture " was redressed to serve as Ilia ' s quarters in the same film . ( text commentary , " Star Trek : The Motion Picture ( The Director ' s Edition ) " ) As with the set ' s other appearance in the movie , Ilia ' s quarters were designed by Leon Harris . ( " " , p . 90 ) The set remained on Stage 9 , the modification costing US $ 3 , 000 . ( " The Making of Star Trek : The Motion Picture " , p . 95 ) The revamped layout included a sonic shower that was reused in and a dresser with mirrors that , in an effort to avoid unwanted reflections for one particular scene of the movie , were temporarily replaced with black card . ( text commentary , " Star Trek : The Motion Picture ( The Director ' s Edition ) " ) For one scene in " The Motion Picture " , displays seen fleetingly on a monitor at Spock ' s science station were reused diagrams of " Constitution " - class crew quarters from Franz Joseph ' s " Star Trek Blueprints " . The same set as was used for Kirk and Ilia ' s quarters in " The Motion Picture " was again redressed , to serve as Spock ' s cabin in . ( text commentary , " Star Trek : The Motion Picture ( The Director ' s Edition ) " ) In fact , it was only the small bedroom portion of the two - room set for Kirk ' s quarters that was converted into Spock ' s cabin . ( text commentary , " " DVD ) According to Shane Johnson , the meditation alcove in Spock ' s quarters replaced the unseen booth table from Kirk ' s quarters in " The Motion Picture " . For Spock ' s quarters , producer Robert Sallin wanted the centerpiece of the set to be a tapestry of the Vulcan IDIC . Joe Jennings remarked , " " In drawings , [ it ] made Spock ' s cabin look like an opium den . " " There was insufficient time to commission the tapestry , however . Instead , Jennings and Mike Minor retained Sallin ' s selection of the IDIC symbol and devised a cheaper , quick but colorful substitute , designing a wall mural that was composed of hundreds of small metal discs , thousands of sequins hung from pins . To some ( particularly Southern Californians ) , the design may look like a certain company sign . ( " The Making of the Trek Films " , 3rd ed . , pp . 29 & 54 ) For instance , director Nicholas Meyer described the mural as " the Sparkletts water - truck motif . " ( audio commentary , " " DVD ) Leonard Nimoy made a similar comment . Related Meyer , " " [ He ] looked at Spock ' s cabin for the first time and said , ' This looks like a Sparklett ' s water truck . " " ( " Star Trek Movie Memories " , p . 132 ) The similarities between this style of water - truck sign and the IDIC mural extended from the latter ' s creation . " " I was dubious at first , " " said Sallin , about granting permission for the mural to be crafted . " " It looks expensive but wasn ' t . The chap who makes the signs came with his little kit , which is really only a punch , some swivel wire things , and all these tiny little reflective metal discs that come in a range of hundreds of colors and tones . He worked from a big design and put it together in no time . " " ( " The Making of the Trek Films " , 3rd ed . , p . 29 ) The production design of Spock ' s cabin in " Star Trek II " highly disappointed Leonard Nimoy , who communicated this frustration to Nick Meyer in no uncertain terms . ( audio commentary , DVD ) Meyer characterized the actor ' s initial reaction to the set as one of " a few moments where I goofed " and said of Nimoy ' s opinion of the glittering mural , " " He thought [ it ] was very cheesy . " " ( " Star Trek Movie Memories " , p . 132 ; audio commentary , " " DVD ) Although the set also included a smaller but still highly decorative mirror that Meyer liked , the director was mainly in agreement with Nimoy ' s dislike of the set . Concerning the actor ' s opinion of the mural being " very cheesy , " Meyer conceded , " " I think he was right . " " Meyer stated about the set in general , " " This was something that I did not attend to properly . Spock ' s room , as a Vulcan , I think , should have been atmospheric and mysterious and different [ . . . ] It should have been a very different [ scene ] . " " However , Meyer felt that the audience generally wasn ' t very conscious of how the room could have been improved . " " Nobody too much minds , ' til I point it out to them , how dull the room is and how , sort of , over - lit the scene is , " " he reckoned . ( audio commentary , " " DVD ) During the production of " Star Trek II " , Robert Sallin decided that the decor of Kirk ' s shipboard quarters in the film should include nautical artifacts , mirroring the decor of Kirk ' s apartment on Earth . ( " The Making of the Trek Films " , 3rd ed . , p . 15 ) Kirk ' s quarters in " Star Trek II " look similar to how they appeared in " The Motion Picture " , though somewhat more comfortable . ( text commentary , " Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan ( The Director ' s Edition ) " DVD ) In fact , the set used for the captain ' s quarters in the second film was the same set as used in the first movie . ( text commentaries , " Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country " ( Special Edition ) and " Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan ( The Director ' s Edition ) " DVDs ) For " Star Trek III " , Leonard Nimoy had an opportunity to improve the set for Spock ' s quarters , since he was the director of that film . Owing to his discomfort with the set , this was exactly what he had in mind . " " I wanted to redesign and redevelop it , " " he admitted . ( audio commentary , / ) Although the room was made to look much as it had in " Star Trek II " , its layout was subtly altered , making the area darker and more mysterious . ( text commentary , " Star Trek III : The Search for Spock " ( Special Edition ) DVD ) Nimoy also changed Spock ' s quarters from the gray they had been in the previous film , feeling that this did not match the Vulcan color scheme he wanted for the third movie . He instead brightened the tonality of the set with deep red , orange and amber . ( " The Making of the Trek Films " , 3rd ed . , p . 54 ) The same set was planned to be redressed for , as Gillian Taylor ' s apartment on Earth , though the proposed scene was thereafter removed from the film before it could be shot and the redressing , midway through , was halted . " " [ The set ] was a mess . Stripped of its furniture and half remodeled and repainted , " " recalled Shane Johnson , who toured the set after the film was shot . The tour also enabled him to view the corner booth table unit that , he says , " always had been in Kirk ' s quarters but was never seen on film . " When it came time for Nick Meyer to co - write the screenplay for and to direct that film , he paid particular attention to how the movie depicted Spock ' s quarters , later recalling , " " I was working overtime to make sure that he had a special place . " " ( audio commentary , DVD ) Meyer felt that he was slightly more attentive to such details by that point , having directed four non - " Star Trek " films in the interim between " The Wrath of Khan " and " The Undiscovered Country " . ( audio commentary , " Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan ( The Director ' s Edition ) " DVD ) The only crew quarters to be described in detail in the script for " Star Trek VI " is Spock ' s cabin . The script details this area thus ; " " In contrast with his Spartan personality , the room is a voluptuous incense - laden lair , filled with curtains and smoke . " " The quarters occupied by Kirk and Spock in " Star Trek VI " were actually the same set , simply redressed . Other than being decorated differently for the two characters , Spock ' s quarters also had a central support column that Kirk ' s cabin did not have . The set was the same as had served as Kirk ' s quarters in " The Motion Picture " and its reuses included representing Data ' s quarters in . Whereas the cabins for Kirk and Spock in " Star Trek VI " were reuses of the front half of Data ' s quarters , the back half served as junior crew quarters for the film . The set was demolished following the production of " Star Trek VI " . ( text commentary , " Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country " ( Special Edition ) DVD ) " Galaxy " - class info . In early production memos , Rick Sternbach noted that even with a large ships complement ( 8 , 000 crew and passengers ) , and allowing for " public areas " ( corridors , etc ) each person would still have at least 24 square feet of deck space for quarters . Family accommodations would be roughly the same as that of a house . ( Production memo to Ed Milkia , dated 2 / 26 / 87 ) The script of describes the " Galaxy " - class captain ' s cabin as " much larger and more comfortable than the small battle Ready Room " . A single set was used for the " Galaxy " - class crew cabins . ( ; " " 3rd ed . , p . 10 ) Built to be extremely versatile , the set was designed for use in two main variants : quarters for senior officers ( as well as guests ) and those for junior officers . ( " " 3rd ed . , p . 10 ) The set was redressed with different furniture and divided up in different ways to serve as the living quarters of most of the regular characters . ( ) Originally , the set was built as Captain Kirk ' s quarters for . Its usage as junior officer quarters – used for such characters as Data , Worf , and Geordi La Forge – would seem to suggest that Starfleet had upgraded its crew accommodations over the years . ( text commentary , DVD ) Construction on the set for the " Galaxy " - class quarters began on Paramount Stage 6 in March 1987 . ( " " 3rd ed . , p . 9 ) The set remained on Stage 6 for a year ( i . e . , throughout the first season of TNG ) . ( text commentary , DVD ; " " 3rd ed . , p . 9 ) It was then relocated to the adjacent Stage 8 , where it stayed from that point onward . ( " " 3rd ed . , p . 9 ) The " Galaxy " - class quarters set involved upward - sliding walls and modular wall units . Reversing these allowed for the set to be converted into its junior officers ' quarters outlay . ( " " 3rd ed . , p . 10 ) The producers of TNG wanted the quarters for senior officers and guests to have many windows . " " Originally , in the personal quarters they were to be floor - to - ceiling windows , " " remembered illustrator Andrew Probert , " " but a bed or a sofa blocked it anyway so it was cut off . " " ( ) Production Designer Herman Zimmerman designed these quarters to incorporate a window wall that could be tilted to resemble an outer location in either the lower or upper half of the " Galaxy " - class saucer section . ( " " 3rd ed . , p . 22 ) Despite this , the windows usually matched those on the upper surface of the ship ' s saucer module . Since the " Galaxy " - class miniatures included many hundreds of such windows , there were presumably hundreds of such living units on board the ship . After the set for the " Galaxy " - class quarters was constructed , the windows therein were backed by velvet backdrops to represent the stars . At first hand - cranked but later motorized , these backdrops avoided expensive visual effects when the stars were to be shown as if the ship was not at warp . ( " " 3rd ed . , p . 10 ) Even when used as quarters for senior officers and guests , the size of the set – consisting of five bays in total – was significantly adjusted from use to use . Stated Rick Sternbach , " " We learned from " Star Trek : The Next Generation " that we could take our big five - bay quarter set and divide that into two bays , three bays , four bays . " " ( ) Set decorator John Dwyer recalled , " " Herman [ Zimmerman ] had designed the quarters with the wonderful flexibility of being able to put walls at each of the ribs . We could have four , three , or two bays ; we never had less than two . The more bays you had , the higher up you were on the food chain . " " For example , Picard had four bays in his quarters . Another three - quarters of a bay was added especially for Lwaxana Troi ' s quarters . ( ) The curvature of the angled ceiling in the senior quarters presented somewhat of a problem , as Richard James explained ; " " The quarters had that drop wall that went from ceiling to floor at a steep angle . After about two feet into that , you couldn ' t stand up . " " ( ) Director Alexander Singer likewise stated about Data ' s quarters , " " [ It ' s ] a very small set . " " ( ) Former TNG writing staffer Ronald D . Moore similarly had a nitpick about the decor in several of the " Galaxy " - class quarters . " " My big bugaboo with the quarters were always that they had pictures of space on the wall , " " he laughed , " " which I always thought was absurd [ . . . ] If you ' ve got a window looking out at space , do you then hang a big picture of space on the other wall ? " " ( audio commentary , DVD ) " Intrepid " - class info . The crew quarters of the " Intrepid " - class were a lot more versatile than those of TNG and allowed more space than had previously been available . They involved individual setups that were changed in accordance with whichever character whose quarters were being depicted . Production Designer Richard James remarked , " " They ' re modular , so they can take up anywhere between one and four bays depending on the person who ' s there . " " ( ) The " Intrepid " - class crew quarters also intentionally reflected the exterior profile of the class . ( ) For instance , Rick Sternbach commented , " " The only place Captain Janeway ' s quarters logically fit was on deck three . It was the only logical place we could plant a bay consisting of five big windows . " " ( " Cinefantastique " , Vol . 27 , No . 4 / 5 , p . 45 ) Another interior facet that mirrored the " Intrepid " - class ' exterior design was the curved outer wall of the quarters . The angled ceiling of the " Galaxy " - class quarters was eliminated , however ; this is what facilitated the increased availability of spaciousness . Richard James commented , " " It allows the action to get right up to the windows now . " " ( ) Rick Sternbach observed that the production team learned from the past in other ways too ; having discovered the five - bay quarters set could be split into multiple arrangements of smaller bays , Sternbach oversaw that the variety of " Intrepid " - class quarters had a range of bays . " " I made sure that there were anywhere from one to four window bays on the exterior hull , so we can say that Tuvok ' s quarters are there , Chakotay ' s quarters are there . Janeway is the only one who ' s got the full five bays . " " Although this distinctive feature of the captain ' s quarters meant that its location was obvious to the production team , determining where specific other crew quarters were would realistically have taken them considerably more investigation . ( ) According to Rick Sternbach , some of the " Intrepid " - class junior quarters were built on the same area of Paramount Stage 9 as they had been since . ( ) The captain ' s quarters were on Paramount Stage 8 and could be redressed as various other crew cabins . ( ) A miniature tree included in Neelix ' s quarters was created by the company HMS Creative Productions , Inc . As can be determined from the second draft script of , Tom Paris ' quarters were scripted to appear in that installment . This scene was changed , however , so that it was filmed on the set for " Voyager " s mess hall . The scene ' s scripted description makes a judgment about the character of Paris based on the state of his quarters , stating , " " Paris ' quarters are a mess . Apparently , tidiness is not a priority for Paris . " " NX - class info . The set for the NX - class captain ' s quarters was built on Paramount Stage 8 . ( " A Day In The Life Of A Director - Roxann Dawson " , ENT Season 3 DVD special features ) The captain ' s quarters had to be decorated in such a way as to make their contents look unplanned , even though every detail actually had to be heavily scrutinized . " " As mundane as , ' What are we going to put on the walls in my room ? ' And ' What does this guy do ? And what things did he do in the past that we can bring on this trip ? " " related Jonathan Archer actor Scott Bakula . " " This trip wasn ' t planned , so it ' s not like I had a designer come in and do my quarters . " " ( ) In fact , Bakula had some strong notions about how Archer ' s quarters should look , such as suggesting that it include a vintage 1960s NASA ashtray he had been given by a fan . " " He thought that this would be a great addition to Archer ' s quarters , " " recollected Set Decorator James Mees . " " I also worked with Scott in choosing photographs for this set , and both he and Rick Berman suggested the sports artifacts used here . They felt these props would help the audience understand the kind of person Archer was before he came aboard " Enterprise " . " " ( ) In unused dialogue from the script of , T ' Pol told Phlox , when he invited her to dine with him in the mess hall , that she preferred to eat in her quarters . Phlox agreed that he initially did so too . In an ultimately unused line of dialogue from the writers ' second draft script of , ditanium was mentioned as being used in the construction of NX - class quarters ( specifically Travis Mayweather ' s quarters ) . In the same teleplay ' s stage directions , T ' Pol ' s quarters ( which first appear in " Breaking the Ice " ) were simply described as " small and austere . " The episode ' s final draft script continued this description by adding that the room had " " a bed , a desk , and a small , low table on which two or three unlit ceremonial candles sit . There are a couple of Vulcan artifacts on the wall . " " A metallic pentagonal wall - hanging in T ' Pol ' s quarters was originally made for . ( text commentary , ENT Season 2 DVD ) In the script of , the crew quarters were described as " " A small room with a set of bunk beds , a couple of desks , lockers , etc . " " The scene description , specifically describing quarters shared by Daniels and an unnamed bunkmate , went on to say , " " A few personal effects are strewn about , giving the room a ' lived in ' look . " " The final draft script of , describing the same room after having been sealed since " Cold Front " , stated , " " The room is exactly as it was the day it was sealed . " " Similarly , the final draft script of stated about the same cabin , " " The room hasn ' t changed since we saw it in ' Shockwave , Part Two . " " In the final draft script of , a particular set of quarters were non - specified and no indication was given as to where exactly on " Enterprise " they were located . This differs from how these quarters are depicted in the final edit of the same episode , as they are clearly shown as T ' Pol ' s quarters and their position is also clearly evident . In the final draft script of , T ' Pol ' s quarters from an alternate timeline was described thus ; " " The room looks very different from the one we ' re familiar with . . . it ' s been lived - in for well over a century , and is filled with a variety of Vulcan and alien artifacts . " " In the final draft script of , ' s quarters aboard the NX - class were described thus ; " " A Spartan , modest room , with few personal touches . " "