Space comes at a premium in The Sims 4 because of pathing. It is the same reason I wanted a bunk bed in real life: they're really fucking cool, and they save a lot of space. They haven't been a series mainstay, first appearing in the now defunct The Sims Online and coming to The Sims 3 in an expansion pack, but it is easy to see why Simmer want them. WhatSimmers ask for comes and goes in cycles, and can sometimes feel arbitrary, one of the longest standing request has always been bunk beds.