Avant 220

Skirting campus and downtown, the units were designed to give students the opportunity to live downtown at a price point usually only available with multiple roommates.

The developer wanted to create the first micro-unit apartment building in Ohio, spaces they could bill as being “as rare as the people who find them.” The 350-square-foot units “live big” with custom-designed kitchens and custom, built-in closet and storage solutions, and a built-in work desk.

Our design marks a transition from the traditional language of downtown Kent to the more recent, contemporary language of the adjacent institutional and campus buildings. The façade offers a clear visual palette that distinguishes it from more cluttered apartment building designs in the area.