Charette : Benefits to the Building Process

There are two main advantages to working in the context of a charette.

The first is that a charette operates in a highly collaborative atmosphere. Instead of an architect taking ideas and plans and going away to develop them on his or her own, a charette allows for the participation of everyone involved with the project, resulting in a highly charged and creative atmosphere.

The inclusion of many points of view results in well-rounded and realistic proposals, with everyone satisfied that they were able to contribute.

Secondly, Charettes are fast, and relatively inexpensive. In the intital stages of a project, the venture is necessarily highly speculative.

It is important to keep costs at bay, while also moving forward quickly to take advantage of changing situations and often prohibitory deadlines.

Charettes offer the opportunity to work safely and effectively within both of these boundaries.