kantoorcorridors

Kantoorcorridors are a fictional network of modular, climate-controlled passageways designed to connect buildings, habitats, and segments within large megastructures or planetary colonies. Used in speculative fiction, tabletop RPGs, and world-building, they describe efficient, secure movement systems that reduce reliance on exterior streets. In-universe usage often stylizes the term as kantoorcorridors.

Design and construction: Corridors use standardized modules that can be prefabricated and snapped together, with lanes for pedestrians, light vehicles, and maintenance. Interiors include adjustable lighting, air filtration, climate control, and airlocks at junctions to bridge zones with different atmospheres. Data conduits and modular service chases are common.

Operations and variants: They support high-density traffic and flexible routing, aided by automated wayfinding, occupancy sensors, and security controls. Maintenance is done through dedicated access shafts and service hatches. Variants include passenger corridors, service corridors for utilities, freight lanes, and emergency egress routes.

History and context: The concept originated in Kantoor megastructures as a solution to congestion and resilience within enclosed ecosystems. In fiction and games, standardization allows routes to be reconfigured without major renovations and enables exploration of urban planning, surveillance, and governance in closed communities.