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Over the years, PBK has mastered a unique, client-centered approach to design that encourages heavy end-user involvement. PBK's design philosophy is simple: we put our own interests behind the goals and programmatical interests of the client. When we're finished, it is our intent to have delivered a solution that reflects the goals of the Owner, not PBK. PBK's Charrette Process solicits input from all interested parties, and makes it a priority to get everyone involved in order to establish an ongoing consensus throughout design.

 

Programming

  • Work with Owner to clarify and define goals pertaining to programmatical issues, functionality, budget and schedule
  • Before design, work with Owner to identify and establish a Design Committee
  • Facilitate Design Committee interviews to understand needs and goals in terms of areas, square footage requirements, adjacencies, priorities, etc.
  • Compile and distribute findings in published notes and spreadsheet format (Specifications)
  • Work with Owner and Design Committee to adjust needs to be consistent with overall project goals


Field Trips

  • To further educate the client on today's designs and issues that are becoming tomorrow's design solutions, PBK offers to host a tour of existing facilities. During the tour, information is gathered including site plans, floor plans, cost data, construction delivery methods, evidence-based planning techniques and technology network systems.

Charrette Process

  • Charrette Process encourages participation from any and all parties interested in the design of the project.
  • Schematic Design booklet is produced and distributed, capturing the overall "vision" established during the Charrette Process.
  • Approved schematic design is further developed into a formal Design Development presentation to the Design Committee - in this phase, room layouts are finalized, exterior elevations are clearly described, casework and wall outlets are located, inter-discipline coordination is begun, typical details are developed and outline specifications are included.