This is really easy for the Dev's to do, just keep the Nexus but create a small base around it with 1 AA Turret and 1 Smarty and small walls or something like that.
Just for the Nexus.
Take this example from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Base, it looks cool.
I am no comparing Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak with Ashes of the Singularity at all, they are 2 different games, i think in Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak you can have 100 Units Max per side.
So Ashes for me will be way Funner to play Compared to Homeworld.