Style I think is secondary to the Order as a whole.
Good luck getting a designer to not try and make his creation even a little bit stylish. Each ship has to be well made, and capable of handling multiple situations ontop of its assigned role.
Which is why I think Tenny is right about the assumed value of each ship. There are fleet costs we don't even take into account for our RP.
Bottom line though, the concept in general is good but the design is flawed in its nature. Keep trying, always. You're get it eventually.