 Zimmerman and his team took feedback from the directors of previous Star Trek series to make the new space easier in which to film . Whereas in other series there has been purpose built sets for briefing rooms , following the feedback this area was built into the bridge itself as the directors had stated that it proved difficult to make several people sit around a table seem interesting . The transporter design was intended as a reference to the original series design that was created by Matt Jefferies , with Zimmerman including certain design elements such as the wall patterns around the transporter itself . The design of the engineering deck was overhauled from previous series with the intention for it to look like the engine room of a nuclear submarine . Zimmerman described it saying , " You 're going to see a very powerful engine that looks like a very powerful engine . " 
