![rendering of entrance to glass building in middle of hospital campus](https://www.greshamsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/27174-seoul-medical-mall-entrance-1800.jpg)
Our design concept places six-stories below grade, including three floors of outpatient clinics, retail and support spaces and a three-level parking garage, all with a focus on flexibility, intuitive wayfinding and expandability. The facility sits at the core of the site and connects the surrounding functional hospital, labs, research and education facilities while maintaining a picturesque setting for the historic Western-style hospital building.
![doctor and patient talking in two-story lobby with escalators and glass walls](https://www.greshamsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/27174-seoul-medical-mall-lobby-1800.jpg)
We designed the mostly below-grade space to feel light and natural through the inclusion of a courtyard and skylights. Expansive windows also bring natural light into the interior of the clinics. By creating a focus on nature and architecture through excavation and the south-facing courtyard, the perception of the building as being underground is diminished, establishing a healthy and vibrant aesthetic.