Mastering Goldilocks

My Initial Inklings was to have habitat wings which were mostly left unmodified, save a window or door reinforcement.   A friend eager to offer feedback on the Cargotecture design likened the design to be barracks-like.  That may be the military mind's eye at work, but it does track to have common space separated from the sleeping space and to entice occupants not to cave up in a bedroom.

While I like that design concept in general, it runs into a glitch in the Master Bedroom and the adjoining suite.  My inclination was a linear approach which has a Master Suite with an enjoining en suite Master Bathroom and a Walk In Closet, although I vaccilated on the order of the adjunct spaces to the Master Bedroom.  This layout plan seems great, save one small detail-- the width of the room.

If only one cargo container used used for a Master Suite, it means that the rooms could only be 7.2 ft wide  By the time that insulation is added, that would probably make the room only 7" wide.  Sure, thats wide enough to accomodate a Queen sized bed, but only comfortably placed in one direection  and it would necessitate narrow sides for access.

A facile solution would likely be to fuse two containers together to get more width on a wing.  But there are a few snags with such a simple plan.  Obviously, it calls for using another container which doubles costs.  Then it needs to be welded together.  It would create a 14' wide room, which is luxurious but will be prone to be filled.  My gut tells me that this would be too big. The other rooms in the design would either be enlarged or significantly alter the layout.

The Master Bedroom design suggests a Goldilocks dilemma.  I don't want something too big or too small but just right.  I think if part of the wall of the Master Bedroom that is adjacent to the Great Room covered Breezeway was bumped out to 10', this would give navigation space to get around the Queen bed and an ability to place the bed horizontal or perpendicular to the flow of the room.  I suppose that with the cut out, there would have be be some reinforcement of a load bearing wall.

Keeping to the Initial Inklings, I anticipated that the enclosed breezeway would end 4 ft. before the wings, which would create a slight porch.  If part of the Master Bedroom was punched out to 10 ft., there would be an wide alcove in the front of the Master Bedrooom.  Some designers use that as a sitting area near a window to give the illusion of space.  Perhaps a built in or dresser could go there too. But it might be prudent to put the walk in closet in that alcove instead.  The only downside to this would be a lack of sunshine from a front window. The natural light could be compensated by a side window.