I love this design. Even though it gives the impression that the body is devided into sections, it is not. The armor plating is actually used to slow/stop the ship in FTL drive. Cannon comes out the front. From top the design is elegant and simple which is important.
The only problem we are encountering is where to puth the brdige. In the story Captain Ford has access to the for and aft windows. In this rendering the bridge is under the front nose of the vessel. There is no Aft window.