Avanto Architects Ltd was established in 2004 by Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen as they won an open competition for a cemetery chapel. The office works on projects of varying scale from product design to urban planning for public communities, private companies and private customers. Avanto Architects offers architectural planning and services of main designer from sketching to the building phase. The latest versions of computer aided design programs are used in building design from study phases to the final construction documents and visualisations. The office is a member of The Association of Finnish Architects' Offices (ATL).

Avanto means a hole in the ice for bathing in winter - popular hobby in Finland. It symbolises our design philosophy. We want to create environment that evokes emotions by empathizing in the world of the people using the space.
We enjoy nature and want to give the same possibility for future generations as well.

Competitions:
Tammela football stadium competition, honorary mention 2014
Europan 12, honorary mention 2013
Housing for people with autism sp. disorders, 1st prize 2013
Under the Kalasatama bridges invited comp., HM 2013
Peltosaari area ideas competition, honorary mention 2011
Habitare sauna competition, 1st prize 2009
Torino 2008 World Design Capital Geodesign competition 2008
Tsunami memorial design competition, Thailand, 2nd prize 2006
City chapel competition Helsinki, honorary mention 2005
Espoo Housing Fair Quality Competition, plot winning 2004
Cemetery chapel competition Vantaa, 1st prize 2003

Published projects:
Works published in hundreds of national and international publications including Abitare, Architectural Review, Arkkitehti, a+u, Detail and New York Times.

Exhibitions:
The works of the office have been presented in numerous exhibitions both in Finland and abroad for example in Venice Biennale 2004, 2010 and 2012.