diff --git a/.changeset/spicy-maps-trade.md b/.changeset/spicy-maps-trade.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d6ec7746e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spicy-maps-trade.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+"@effect/schema": patch
+---
+
+Align constructors arguments:
+
+- Refactor `Class` interface to accept options for disabling validation
+- Refactor `TypeLiteral` interface to accept options for disabling validation
+- Refactor `refine` interface to accept options for disabling validation
+- Refactor `BrandSchema` interface to accept options for disabling validation
+
+Example
+
+```ts
+import { Schema } from "@effect/schema"
+
+const BrandedNumberSchema = Schema.Number.pipe(
+  Schema.between(1, 10),
+  Schema.brand("MyNumber")
+)
+
+BrandedNumberSchema.make(20, { disableValidation: true }) // Bypasses validation and creates the instance without errors
+```
diff --git a/packages/schema/README.md b/packages/schema/README.md
index e921d46816..58a4bbfd19 100644
--- a/packages/schema/README.md
+++ b/packages/schema/README.md
@@ -5142,6 +5142,8 @@ There are scenarios where you might want to bypass validation during instantiati
 
 ```ts
 const john = new Person({ id: 1, name: "" }, true) // Bypasses validation and creates the instance without errors
+// or more explicitly
+new Person({ id: 1, name: "" }, { disableValidation: true }) // Bypasses validation and creates the instance without errors
 ```
 
 ### Hashing and Equality
@@ -5552,6 +5554,14 @@ Error: { name: NonEmpty }
 */
 ```
 
+There are scenarios where you might want to bypass validation during instantiation. Although not typically recommended, `@effect/schema` allows for this flexibility:
+
+```ts
+Struct.make({ name: "" }, true) // Bypasses validation and creates the instance without errors
+// or more explicitly
+Struct.make({ name: "" }, { disableValidation: true }) // Bypasses validation and creates the instance without errors
+```
+
 Example (`Record`)
 
 ```ts
@@ -5569,6 +5579,7 @@ Error: { [x: string]: NonEmpty }
       └─ Predicate refinement failure
          └─ Expected NonEmpty (a non empty string), actual ""
 */
+Record.make({ a: "a", b: "" }, { disableValidation: true }) // no errors
 ```
 
 Example (`filter`)
@@ -5587,6 +5598,7 @@ Error: a number between 1 and 10
 └─ Predicate refinement failure
   └─ Expected a number between 1 and 10, actual 20
 */
+MyNumber.make(20, { disableValidation: true }) // no errors
 ```
 
 Example (`brand`)
@@ -5608,6 +5620,7 @@ Error: a number between 1 and 10
 └─ Predicate refinement failure
   └─ Expected a number between 1 and 10, actual 20
 */
+BrandedNumberSchema.make(20, { disableValidation: true }) // no errors
 ```
 
 When utilizing our default constructors, it's important to grasp the type of value they generate. In the `BrandedNumberSchema` example, the return type of the constructor is `number & Brand<"MyNumber">`, indicating that the resulting value is a number with the added branding "MyNumber".
diff --git a/packages/schema/dtslint/Class.ts b/packages/schema/dtslint/Class.ts
index c50264806d..b2c089129c 100644
--- a/packages/schema/dtslint/Class.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/dtslint/Class.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { hole } from "effect/Function"
 
 class NoFields extends S.Class<NoFields>("NoFields")({}) {}
 
-// $ExpectType [props?: void | {}, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props?: void | {}, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof NoFields>>()
 
 new NoFields()
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class AllDefaultedFields extends S.Class<AllDefaultedFields>("AllDefaultedFields
   a: S.String.pipe(S.propertySignature, S.withConstructorDefault(() => ""))
 }) {}
 
-// $ExpectType [props?: void | { readonly a?: string; }, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props?: void | { readonly a?: string; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof AllDefaultedFields>>()
 
 new AllDefaultedFields()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ hole<S.Schema.Context<typeof WithContext>>()
 // should be a constructor
 // ---------------------------------------------
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly b: number; }, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly b: number; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof WithContext>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ hole<S.Schema.Context<typeof Extended>>()
 // $ExpectType { readonly a: Schema<string, string, "a">; readonly b: Schema<number, number, "b">; readonly c: Schema<boolean, boolean, "c">; }
 Extended.fields
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly b: number; readonly c: boolean; }, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly b: number; readonly c: boolean; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof Extended>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ hole<S.Schema.Context<typeof ExtendedFromClassFields>>()
 // $ExpectType { readonly b: typeof String$; readonly c: Schema<boolean, boolean, "c">; readonly a: Schema<string, string, "a">; }
 ExtendedFromClassFields.fields
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly b: string; readonly c: boolean; }, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly b: string; readonly c: boolean; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof ExtendedFromClassFields>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ hole<S.Schema.Context<typeof ExtendedFromTaggedClassFields>>()
 // $ExpectType { readonly _tag: PropertySignature<":", "ExtendedFromTaggedClassFields", never, ":", "ExtendedFromTaggedClassFields", true, never>; readonly b: typeof String$; readonly c: Schema<boolean, boolean, "c">; readonly a: Schema<string, string, "a">; }
 ExtendedFromTaggedClassFields.fields
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly b: string; readonly c: boolean; }, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly b: string; readonly c: boolean; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof ExtendedFromTaggedClassFields>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packages/schema/dtslint/Schema.ts b/packages/schema/dtslint/Schema.ts
index e04f7a3b88..991cd0fef9 100644
--- a/packages/schema/dtslint/Schema.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/dtslint/Schema.ts
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ class MyTaggedClass extends S.TaggedClass<MyTaggedClass>()("MyTaggedClass", {
   a: S.String
 }) {}
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; }, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof MyTaggedClass>>()
 
 // $ExpectType { readonly a: string; readonly _tag: "MyTaggedClass"; }
@@ -1692,13 +1692,13 @@ hole<S.Schema.Type<typeof MyTaggedClass>>()
 
 class VoidTaggedClass extends S.TaggedClass<VoidTaggedClass>()("VoidTaggedClass", {}) {}
 
-// $ExpectType [props?: void | {}, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props?: void | {}, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof VoidTaggedClass>>()
 
 // $ExpectType Schema<{ readonly a: string; readonly _tag: "MyTaggedClass"; }, { readonly a: string; readonly _tag: "MyTaggedClass"; }, never>
 S.asSchema(S.Struct(MyTaggedClass.fields))
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly _tag?: "MyTaggedClass"; }]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly _tag?: "MyTaggedClass"; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<Parameters<S.Struct<typeof MyTaggedClass.fields>["make"]>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ class MyTaggedError extends S.TaggedError<MyTaggedError>()("MyTaggedError", {
 // $ExpectType Schema<{ readonly a: string; readonly _tag: "MyTaggedError"; }, { readonly a: string; readonly _tag: "MyTaggedError"; }, never>
 S.asSchema(S.Struct(MyTaggedError.fields))
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly _tag?: "MyTaggedError"; }]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly _tag?: "MyTaggedError"; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<Parameters<S.Struct<typeof MyTaggedError.fields>["make"]>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ class MyTaggedRequest extends S.TaggedRequest<MyTaggedRequest>()("MyTaggedReques
 // $ExpectType Schema<{ readonly a: string; readonly _tag: "MyTaggedRequest"; }, { readonly a: string; readonly _tag: "MyTaggedRequest"; }, never>
 S.asSchema(S.Struct(MyTaggedRequest.fields))
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly _tag?: "MyTaggedRequest"; }]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a: string; readonly _tag?: "MyTaggedRequest"; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<Parameters<S.Struct<typeof MyTaggedRequest.fields>["make"]>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
@@ -2398,7 +2398,7 @@ class AA extends S.Class<AA>("AA")({
   c: S.propertySignature(S.Boolean).pipe(S.withConstructorDefault(() => true))
 }) {}
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a?: string; readonly b: number; readonly c?: boolean; }, disableValidation?: boolean | undefined]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly a?: string; readonly b: number; readonly c?: boolean; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<ConstructorParameters<typeof AA>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
@@ -2483,7 +2483,7 @@ const MyTaggedStruct = S.TaggedStruct("Product", {
 // $ExpectType Schema<{ readonly _tag: "Product"; readonly name: string; readonly category: "Electronics"; readonly price: number; }, { readonly _tag: "Product"; readonly name: string; readonly category: "Electronics"; readonly price: number; }, never>
 S.asSchema(MyTaggedStruct)
 
-// $ExpectType [props: { readonly _tag?: "Product"; readonly name: string; readonly category?: "Electronics"; readonly price: number; }]
+// $ExpectType [props: { readonly _tag?: "Product"; readonly name: string; readonly category?: "Electronics"; readonly price: number; }, options?: MakeOptions | undefined]
 hole<Parameters<typeof MyTaggedStruct["make"]>>()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/Schema.ts b/packages/schema/src/Schema.ts
index 61e8330212..835cc3cfdc 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/Schema.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/Schema.ts
@@ -2370,7 +2370,8 @@ export interface TypeLiteral<
     annotations: Annotations.Schema<Types.Simplify<TypeLiteral.Type<Fields, Records>>>
   ): TypeLiteral<Fields, Records>
   make(
-    props: Types.Simplify<TypeLiteral.Constructor<Fields, Records>>
+    props: Types.Simplify<TypeLiteral.Constructor<Fields, Records>>,
+    options?: MakeOptions
   ): Types.Simplify<TypeLiteral.Type<Fields, Records>>
 }
 
@@ -2497,9 +2498,13 @@ const makeTypeLiteralClass = <
     static records = [...records] as Records
 
     static make = (
-      props: Types.Simplify<TypeLiteral.Constructor<Fields, Records>>
+      props: Types.Simplify<TypeLiteral.Constructor<Fields, Records>>,
+      options?: MakeOptions
     ): Types.Simplify<TypeLiteral.Type<Fields, Records>> => {
-      return ParseResult.validateSync(this)(lazilyMergeDefaults(fields, { ...props as any }))
+      const propsWithDefaults: any = lazilyMergeDefaults(fields, { ...props as any })
+      return getDisableValidationMakeOption(options)
+        ? propsWithDefaults
+        : ParseResult.validateSync(this)(propsWithDefaults)
     }
   }
 }
@@ -2702,7 +2707,7 @@ export const pluck: {
 export interface BrandSchema<A extends Brand<any>, I = A, R = never>
   extends AnnotableClass<BrandSchema<A, I, R>, A, I, R>
 {
-  make(a: Brand.Unbranded<A>): A
+  make(a: Brand.Unbranded<A>, options?: MakeOptions): A
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2721,8 +2726,8 @@ const makeBrandClass = <S extends Schema.Any, B extends string | symbol>(ast: AS
       return makeBrandClass(AST.annotations(this.ast, toASTAnnotations(annotations)))
     }
 
-    static make = (a: Brand.Unbranded<Schema.Type<S> & Brand<B>>): Schema.Type<S> & Brand<B> => {
-      return ParseResult.validateSync(this)(a)
+    static make = (a: Brand.Unbranded<Schema.Type<S> & Brand<B>>, options?: MakeOptions): Schema.Type<S> & Brand<B> => {
+      return getDisableValidationMakeOption(options) ? a : ParseResult.validateSync(this)(a)
     }
   }
 
@@ -3086,7 +3091,7 @@ export interface refine<A, From extends Schema.Any>
     options: ParseOptions,
     self: AST.Refinement
   ) => option_.Option<ParseResult.ParseIssue>
-  make(a: Schema.Type<From>): A
+  make(a: Schema.Type<From>, options?: MakeOptions): A
 }
 
 const makeRefineClass = <From extends Schema.Any, A>(
@@ -3107,8 +3112,8 @@ const makeRefineClass = <From extends Schema.Any, A>(
 
     static filter = filter
 
-    static make = (a: Schema.Type<From>): A => {
-      return ParseResult.validateSync(this)(a)
+    static make = (a: Schema.Type<From>, options?: MakeOptions): A => {
+      return getDisableValidationMakeOption(options) ? a : ParseResult.validateSync(this)(a)
     }
   }
 
@@ -6771,7 +6776,7 @@ export interface Class<Self, Fields extends Struct.Fields, I, R, C, Inherited, P
 {
   new(
     props: RequiredKeys<C> extends never ? void | Types.Simplify<C> : Types.Simplify<C>,
-    disableValidation?: boolean | undefined
+    options?: MakeOptions
   ): Struct.Type<Fields> & Omit<Inherited, keyof Fields> & Proto
 
   annotations(annotations: Annotations.Schema<Self>): SchemaClass<Self, Types.Simplify<I>, R>
@@ -7153,6 +7158,13 @@ const orElseTitleAnnotation = <A, I, R>(schema: Schema<A, I, R>, title: string):
   return schema
 }
 
+type MakeOptions = boolean | {
+  readonly disableValidation?: boolean
+}
+
+const getDisableValidationMakeOption = (options: MakeOptions | undefined): boolean =>
+  Predicate.isBoolean(options) ? options : options?.disableValidation ?? false
+
 const makeClass = ({ Base, annotations, fields, identifier, kind, schema, toStringOverride }: {
   kind: "Class" | "TaggedClass" | "TaggedError" | "TaggedRequest"
   identifier: string
@@ -7171,14 +7183,14 @@ const makeClass = ({ Base, annotations, fields, identifier, kind, schema, toStri
   return class extends Base {
     constructor(
       props: { [x: string | symbol]: unknown } = {},
-      disableValidation: boolean = false
+      options: MakeOptions = false
     ) {
       props = { ...props }
       if (kind !== "Class") {
         delete props["_tag"]
       }
       props = lazilyMergeDefaults(fields, props)
-      if (disableValidation !== true) {
+      if (!getDisableValidationMakeOption(options)) {
         props = ParseResult.validateSync(validateSchema)(props)
       }
       super(props, true)
diff --git a/packages/schema/test/Schema/Class/Class.test.ts b/packages/schema/test/Schema/Class/Class.test.ts
index 1fe95b2748..6b225e65b2 100644
--- a/packages/schema/test/Schema/Class/Class.test.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/test/Schema/Class/Class.test.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ describe("Class", () => {
   it("the constructor validation can be disabled", () => {
     class A extends S.Class<A>("A")({ a: S.NonEmpty }) {}
     expect(new A({ a: "" }, true).a).toStrictEqual("")
+    expect(new A({ a: "" }, { disableValidation: true }).a).toStrictEqual("")
   })
 
   it("the constructor should support defaults", () => {
diff --git a/packages/schema/test/Schema/Struct/make.test.ts b/packages/schema/test/Schema/Struct/make.test.ts
index 3d2cc2fbad..362badab1c 100644
--- a/packages/schema/test/Schema/Struct/make.test.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/test/Schema/Struct/make.test.ts
@@ -60,4 +60,23 @@ describe("make", () => {
     Util.expectConstructorSuccess(schema, { [b]: 2 }, { a: "", [b]: 2 })
     Util.expectConstructorSuccess(schema, {}, { a: "", [b]: 0 })
   })
+
+  it("the constructor should validate the input by default", () => {
+    const schema = S.Struct({ a: S.NonEmpty })
+    Util.expectConstructorFailure(
+      schema,
+      { a: "" },
+      `{ readonly a: NonEmpty }
+└─ ["a"]
+   └─ NonEmpty
+      └─ Predicate refinement failure
+         └─ Expected NonEmpty (a non empty string), actual ""`
+    )
+  })
+
+  it("the constructor validation can be disabled", () => {
+    const schema = S.Struct({ a: S.NonEmpty })
+    expect(schema.make({ a: "" }, true)).toStrictEqual({ a: "" })
+    expect(schema.make({ a: "" }, { disableValidation: true })).toStrictEqual({ a: "" })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/schema/test/Schema/brand.test.ts b/packages/schema/test/Schema/brand.test.ts
index c249a90019..af48071ab6 100644
--- a/packages/schema/test/Schema/brand.test.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/test/Schema/brand.test.ts
@@ -4,21 +4,24 @@ import * as Util from "@effect/schema/test/TestUtils"
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest"
 
 describe("brand", () => {
-  it("make", () => {
-    const IntegerFromString = S.NumberFromString.pipe(
-      S.int({ identifier: "IntegerFromString" }),
-      S.brand("Int")
-    )
-    Util.expectConstructorSuccess(IntegerFromString, 1)
+  it("the constructor should validate the input by default", () => {
+    const schema = S.NonEmpty.pipe(S.brand("A"))
+    Util.expectConstructorSuccess(schema, "a")
     Util.expectConstructorFailure(
-      IntegerFromString,
-      1.1,
-      `IntegerFromString
+      schema,
+      "",
+      `NonEmpty
 └─ Predicate refinement failure
-   └─ Expected IntegerFromString (an integer), actual 1.1`
+   └─ Expected NonEmpty (a non empty string), actual ""`
     )
   })
 
+  it("the constructor validation can be disabled", () => {
+    const schema = S.NonEmpty.pipe(S.brand("A"))
+    expect(schema.make("", true)).toStrictEqual("")
+    expect(schema.make("", { disableValidation: true })).toStrictEqual("")
+  })
+
   describe("annotations", () => {
     it("toString / format", () => {
       const schema = S.Number.pipe(S.brand("A"))
@@ -50,7 +53,6 @@ describe("brand", () => {
     })
 
     it("brand as string (1 brand)", () => {
-      // const Branded: S.BrandSchema<number & Brand<"A">, number, never>
       const schema = S.Number.pipe(
         S.int(),
         S.brand("A", {
@@ -68,7 +70,6 @@ describe("brand", () => {
     })
 
     it("brand as string (2 brands)", () => {
-      // const Branded: S.Schema<number, number & Brand<"A"> & Brand<"B">>
       const schema = S.Number.pipe(
         S.int(),
         S.brand("A"),
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ describe("brand", () => {
     it("brand as symbol", () => {
       const A = Symbol.for("A")
       const B = Symbol.for("B")
-      // const Branded: S.Schema<number, number & Brand<unique symbol> & Brand<unique symbol>>
       const schema = S.Number.pipe(
         S.int(),
         S.brand(A),
diff --git a/packages/schema/test/Schema/filter.test.ts b/packages/schema/test/Schema/filter.test.ts
index ac64da8a1a..07683aa629 100644
--- a/packages/schema/test/Schema/filter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/test/Schema/filter.test.ts
@@ -55,4 +55,22 @@ describe("filter", () => {
    └─ b should be equal to a's value ("a")`
     )
   })
+
+  it("the constructor should validate the input by default", () => {
+    const schema = S.NonEmpty
+    Util.expectConstructorSuccess(schema, "a")
+    Util.expectConstructorFailure(
+      schema,
+      "",
+      `NonEmpty
+└─ Predicate refinement failure
+   └─ Expected NonEmpty (a non empty string), actual ""`
+    )
+  })
+
+  it("the constructor validation can be disabled", () => {
+    const schema = S.NonEmpty
+    expect(schema.make("", true)).toStrictEqual("")
+    expect(schema.make("", { disableValidation: true })).toStrictEqual("")
+  })
 })