September 2025.
The Residences on Tenth is probably the most bougie dorm on campus. Some Redditor calls it “nicer than a majority of hotels in Columbus.” It was hard to find as much information about it, as opposed to my other articles about older buildings, because John Herrick died long before it was ever built. Therefore, a lot of things here will be my own extrapolation.
TROT is located on the extreme south side of campus. It’s bordered by the 11th Avenue Garage to the north, 10th Avenue, Scholars East and West, and Pomerene and Hanley Houses to the south, Jesse Owens South to the east, and Neil Avenue and Adriatico’s to the west.
History
The Residences on Tenth goes by several different names. There’s no consensus on how even the official name is spelled (Residences on Tenth? Residence on Tenth? Residences on 10th? Residence on 10th?) because every source I have writes it differently. It seems like the unofficial names are “TROT” and “Res,” so for brevity and my own sanity I’ll refer to it from here on out by “TROT.”
TROT was designed in 2012 by Acock Associates in the Contemporary style. It took a minute to clarify all the architectural jargon, but according to their website, it uses a variety of materials, including brick and natural limestone. It isn’t outright mentioned but I believe TROT has a steel frame, as it is exposed in certain areas of the building, and the windows are referred to as “glass curtain wall[s].” Transparency seems to be a big emphasis, and every window except those facing north are shaded by a metal frame. The architects wanted to encourage student interaction, so they made the corridors 10 feet wide and added “collaboration zones” (study rooms?) throughout the building. For comparison, Park-Stradley’s corridors are about 5 feet wide, so the openness is definitely more inviting. In total, the building has 182,000 square feet. It is LEED Gold certified.
Using Google Streetview, the site used to be a slightly elevated parking lot. It was then flattened to the 10th Avenue level when TROT was built. Acock refers to the site as “underutilized urban infill,” which I think is code for “parking lot.”
TROT is a little different from other dorms in that it’s entirely composed of suites. Some of the new north campus dorms have them on the ends, but otherwise they have normal doubles or quads in the main chunk of the structure. It also appears to have apartments on the ground level, which have kitchenettes and quality furniture. I had assumed they belonged to student athletes or were rented out to the public, but according to Ohio State’s Facility Planning Website, staff live in them.
I’m pretty familiar with TROT, since my girlfriend lived there and our first date was in one of the study spaces. I’m a little jealous of whatever lottery number she got to be able to live there (coming from lottery #6400/7500).
Photos
I started at the southeast corner of TROT:
East facade:
The denser brick parts of the building almost appear stripped away to reveal the dematerialized glass and metal of the remainder. I like the texture that all the mullions and beams achieve.
Northeast entrance:
TROT makes a “U” in plan, and the space between becomes green space:
I don’t like how so much of it is just empty grass--the area with trees is more interesting to me.
A common motif across the building is the projecting three bays with a recessed one between, creating a sort of line of towers:
Rigid and cold metal vs. vibrant yet random fall leaves:
Part of the first floor is interrupted, and the ones above are lifted up on brick pillars here.
Detail of the brick-to-metal transition:
Stair tower:
A little overexposed since the sun was right in my eyes here, but the west facade is actually mostly brick:
Much different from the glass everywhere else.
Southwest corner:
This area is just a wide hallway without rooms on this side:
Cool…
Note the brise-soleils here, since the south side is in the sun all day. Detail:
First floor apartment:
I went on top of the nearby parking garage and got a closer look at the top floor and roof.
Main dorm core:
It’s interesting how the mechanical penthouse above continues so far.
Study room in the lobby:
I wish my dorms had had a fireplace.
Even the bike room is super glassy and contemporary:
Average hallway:
Study area--this is actually the one where my girl and I met:
Also note the exposed steel frame, which is a common feature across the building.
This walkway adds lots of natural light:
These east-west hallways have large cutouts in the floor:
It seems like in the future OSU will be building more dorms that resemble this one.
Bonus pic from my P-Strad window:
Sources:
https://slfpd.osu.edu/galleries/the-residence-on-tenth/
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