From a single facade consultancy founded in 1997 in San Diego, Avante International has grown into a family of dedicated specialist practices that together cover the entire life of a building envelope across 20+ countries.
Avante International is the global holding company and parent entity for an international network of specialist facade consulting practices. Operating as a holding entity without direct operations, it governs global standards, fosters technical innovation, and coordinates group capabilities. Direct consulting operations, engineering deliverables, and site execution are carried out by dedicated regional operating entities (including Avante Facade Consulting Pvt. Ltd. in India and South Asia) and specialized practices providing comprehensive facade consulting across the entire project lifecycle: concept design, engineering, procurement support, construction administration, commissioning, facade forensics, and recladding.
Our single focus is to support architects and building owners in making great buildings by assisting with the creation of facades that support the architect’s design vision. We view each facade as a legacy element that lives on for multiple generations, so the quality of design, materials, and execution is taken very seriously.
Architects, developers, hotel operators, corporate occupiers, institutions, project management consultancies, and facility management teams.
Commercial and residential towers, hospitality, luxury retail flagships, institutional and cultural campuses, transport and infrastructure, and heritage landmarks.
Six foundational principles define every engagement across our 8 global studios and specialist practices.
Facades are our only discipline. Depth in that discipline is what clients pay for, and each practice exists to protect it rather than dilute it into a generalist offering.
The exact same technical standards, rigorous calculation methodologies, and quality benchmarks apply across all eight studios worldwide.
Pure consulting practice with complete commercial independence. We hold no supplier or contractor ties, ensuring objective advice in the owner's interest.
Design, engineering, materials, testing, forensics, and recladding under one roof. Conceived, engineered, specified, tendered, and renewed seamlessly.
Every project is assigned a Director who remains actively involved across all stages, backed by an average specialist tenure of 12+ years.
International facade engineering knowledge paired with local studio presence, codes, supply-chain insights, and on-site oversight across 4+ continents.
Over Three Decades of continuous specialist facade consulting across North America,
South Asia, East Asia,
and
the Middle East.
Established as a specialist facade consultancy with a single focus on the building envelope: innovative solutions to architects’ design concepts, balanced with demonstrable value to the owner.
Mumbai becomes the fully staffed centre of consulting for India and South Asia. Group leadership has been directly involved in executing landmark projects across India since this year.
Korea affiliate established in Seoul (2007) to serve East Asia (Burberry Tower, Hermes, CJ Blossom). Istanbul office established (2010) to serve Europe and the Middle East (Allianz Tower, 42 Maslak).
In response to recurring performance defects in modern envelopes and an ageing building stock, dedicated practices were constituted for Facade Forensics and Facade Recladding with proprietary diagnostics.
Eight studios across San Diego, New York, Istanbul, Seoul, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, and Delhi. Facade Preservation and Facade Restoration operating for heritage structures and materials research. Avante Facades introduces Facade Illustrated digital project-intelligence.
Supporting South Asia, East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Australasia, and the Americas across four+ continents. Avante International’s principal office is in San Diego, USA, with our Asia Head Office in Mumbai, India.
Clear, independent guidance from our senior engineering team across the 5+ specialist practices.
A facade consultant is an independent specialist who designs, engineers and checks a building's external envelope. At Avante, that covers concept design, structural and thermal engineering, specifications and BOQ, tender evaluation, submittal reviews, factory audits, site testing and handover — protecting the architect's design and the owner's investment.
New building or new facade: Avante Facades. Occupied building that needs a new envelope or upgrade: Facade Recladding. Existing facade that leaks, fogs or has loose parts: Facade Forensics. Heritage or historic building: Facade Preservation. Materials research and precision repair: Facade Restoration.
Avante International (Avante International LLC) serves as the global holding entity and parent brand for the group. As a holding entity without direct operations, it governs brand standards, technical methodologies, and strategic direction. All direct consulting operations, engineering deliverables, site inspections, and client engagements are conducted through licensed regional operating entities (including Avante Facade Consulting Pvt. Ltd. in India and South Asia) and our specialized practice divisions.
No. Avante International is an independent consulting group without direct manufacturing, fabrication or contracting operations. It has no commercial ties to contractors or suppliers, so its advice is given strictly in the owner's interest.
Avante has worked on 1500+ projects in 20+ countries. It has project offices in Mumbai (principal office for South Asia), Delhi, San Diego, New York, Istanbul and Seoul, and research and development centres in Pune and Bengaluru.
