avanto
arkkitehdit oy
kalevankatu 31 a 3
fi- 00100 helsinki
+358405773022 / puustinen
+358503531095 / hara
surname@avan.to
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 currently
works on projects of varying scale 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 office
is a member of The Association of Finnish Architects' Offices (ATL). Scope of works Architecture Information technology Clients References Competitions: Published projects Exhibitions
building design
urban planning
renovation and restoration
interior design
product design
exhibition design
education and consulting
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.
Important points in our architecture for us:
fits in the surroundings
durable, flexible
high quality, well finished
providing moving experiences, designed for people
innovative and natural use of materials
the use of light to create space and atmosphere
The latest versions of computer aided design programs are used in building
design from study phases to the final construction documents and visualisations.
City of Seinäjoki
Espoo city planning department
Finnexpo
Finnish Cultural Foundation
Finpro
Fiskars Real Estate
Helsinki city planning department
Kekkilä
Management Events
Vantaa Parish Council
2011- Product design for UPM Timber
2011- Floating Sauna Village, Hernesaari, Helsinki
2011- Kaitamäki detached house, Espoo
2011- Stairs, urban installation
2011- WDC Pavilions temporary sauna and kiosque, Helsinki
2011 Orion urban design, Espoo
2011 Kekkilä Garden green vitrine product design
2011 Case Study House Noppa
2010 Chapel of St.Lawrence, Vantaa
2010 Expo2010 sauna lounge
2010 Summer cottage Four-cornered villa and sauna, Virrat
2010 Jussi festival pavilions range
2010 Kekkilä modular garden shed
2010 Villa Lumi, Vihti
2010 Merenkulkijanranta apartment interior design
2009- One family house, Helsinki
2009 Habitare sauna Kyly
2008- Renovation of a one family house on the sea, Helsinki
2008- One family house, Lahti
2007 Kurttila urban planning, Espoo
2007 Villa Q, Helsinki
2007 Sauna Haavisto - renovation of a historic building, Espoo
2007 Villa Härkönen, Kangasala
2007 Supplementing a historic building block, Tammisaari
2007 Renovation of an old barn into a private spa, Askola
2007 Sauna Oikkonen, Espoo
2006 Villa Flexible - Espoo housing fair 2006
2006- Private Villa with meeting facilities
2005 Pihlajamäki atrium housing, Helsinki
2005- Villa Brännskaret, Västanfjärd, outer archipelago
2002 Kupla - Korkeasaari lookout tower, Helsinki
2002 Villa Kotilainen, Kivijärvi
Peltosaari area ideas competition, honorary mention 2011
Habitare sauna competition, 1st prize 2009
Torino 2008 World Design Capital Geodesign competition, realisation 2008
Tsunami memorial design competition Khao Lak, 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
Works published in over one hundred national and international publications:
Cemetery chapel
Kupla - Korkeasaari Zoo lookout tower
Torino 2008 World Design Capital project Geodesign
Tsunami memorial
Villa Flexible
Villa Q
Sauna Kyly
Rationality and the Art of Architecture, Museum of Latvian Architecture,
Riga, 2011
Baltic Build, 14th International Building and Interiors Exhibition, Lenexpo,
St.Petersburg, Russia, 2010
Helsinki-Madrid FinDesign, Central de Diseno Matadero, Madrid 4.11.2009-10.1.2010
Cemetery chapel:
Kohti uutta arkkitehtuuria, Museum of Finnish Architecture, 2005
Architectural competitions 03/04, Museum of Finnish Architecture, 2005
Sauna Kyly:
Venice Biennale 2010
0809, Museum of Finnish Architecture, 2010
Kupla -Korkeasaari Zoo lookout tower:
Trä 2010 Virserum konsthall, Sweden
ATL jubileum exhibition, Helsinki, Pori, Mikkeli, Tampere, Sofia, Varna,
Ruse, Veliko Turnovo, Pleven, Lasi, Bukarest, St. Peterburg, 2009-2010
For the Road - a European Design Tour, Budabest, 10/2008
Finnische Architektur, DAZ, Berlin, 2007-2008
Inspiring Futures, European Timber Architecture for the 21st Century,
Centre for Contemporary Art and the Narural World, Exeter and The Architecture
Centre, Bristol, 2007
Puusta tehty, Museum of Finnish Architecture, 2007
Contemporary Finnish architecture, Ljubljana Museum of Architecture, Slovenia,
2005
Architecture from wood, Museum of Finnish Architecture, 2005
ar+d emerging architecture exhibition, RIBA gallery, London, 2004
Gallery Torac, Croatia, 2004
Venice Biennale, 9th international architecture exhibition, 2004
Croatian Association of Architects gallery, Croatia, 2004
Pihlajamäki atrium housing:
0607, Suomen rakennustaiteen museo, 2008
The Regional Exhibition of Greater Helsinki, Places of Arrival and Departure,
artwork 'Bus stops' 2006
Fiskars Summer Exhibition with the theme Transparent,
artwork 'Ile Flottante' 2007
Torino 2008 World Design Capital project Geodesign, Palafuksas, Torino,
Italy