The renovation of Asan Medical Hall began with the existing building—its structure, scale, and the traces of many years of use. Rather than erase the character of the former cultural facility, the project asked what should be kept, what needed to change, and how the building could better support medical education today.

The program and circulation were reorganized around the daily movement of students, faculty, and researchers. Main routes were made clearer, visual connections were opened, and shared spaces were used to link the library, teaching areas, and research facilities.

The exterior was renewed with white granite and ceramic louvers. The louvers break down the long glazed façade and add depth between the interior and the city. They reduce the heavy, dated appearance of the building while retaining its original scale and presence.

Inside, warm white surfaces, wood finishes, and controlled transparency create a softer academic environment. The new spatial sequence supports both focused study and informal exchange, while keeping the relationship between public, teaching, and research areas clear.

This was not simply a matter of preserving the old building or placing a new image over it. The project grew out of a series of decisions about what to retain, what to alter, and how to bring the existing building into a new educational setting. Through those decisions, the former cultural facility was transformed into Asan Medical Hall.