Historical Interior Design Project
![A rendering with people engaging with a gallery space.](https://cdn.rit.edu/spotlight/2020-06/chris%20beckley.jpg)
Fourteen RIT Interior Design seniors spent the 2020 spring semester making major contributions to the restoration efforts of a historic building in the region.
Students in Adjunct Faculty Kelly Jahn’s studio course worked with several clients to propose designs for the three-story Dove Block building in downtown Geneva, N.Y. The clients for the project were the Dove Block Restoration Group, Dove Tribute Group and Philadelphia-based Corbett, Inc., the prospective new owner of the 19th-century structure.
Informed by conversations and site visits with the clients, the interior designers each provided a concept for a third-floor Corbett experience center and first-floor community gallery space honoring famed artist Arthur Dove. Floor plans for a retail area on the second floor were also submitted as part of the interior design project.
The restoration of the Dove Block, vacant for more than a decade, is in the early stages. But the students have provided inspiration and a vision for how the space could be used.
Learn more about the interior design project and see all of the concepts below.
![A rendering of an experience center with lots of furniture and a tribute to Geneva, N.Y.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Chantal%20Alcantara.png)
![A rendering with suspended lights, fake trees and lightly colored furniture.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Sangchen%20Chen.png)
![A rendering of one part of a gallery honoring the legacy of Arthur Dove.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Gabby%20Marra.png)
![A rendering of a space with a lot of shared desks.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/NatalieMigliore.png)
![A rendering of a gallery as well as an information desk, all within brick architecture.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Madison%20Miller.jpg)
![A rendering of a Corbett experience center, with hanging chimes, a fake tree, intricate furniture and more.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Trinh%20Nguyen.png)
![A rendering of a wine retail space with an extensive display.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/caroline%20pedrotti.png)
![A rendering of a bright community gallery space with light colors.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Kelsey%20Perry.png)
![An open space with furniture and suspended lights.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Sidney%20Ponikau.png)
![A rendering of a Corbett experience center with people engaging in the space.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/stefani%20schultz.png)
![A rendering of a gallery space with art hanging on brick walls.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Aleksandra%20Sprague.png)
![A rendering of a gallery space with brown-shaded furniture.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Sarah%20Vollmer.jpg)
![A rendering of a gallery space with art hanging on brick walls.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/Yueran%20Yin.png)