Pinson Hall, Yonsei University

Pinson Hall is a simple, three-story building of Collegiate Gothic style. Its external walls and window frames, which were finished with dark brown mica schist stones collected from the Ansan Mountain located next to the campus, remain intact. The repetitive windows give a sense of steady rhythm to this simple building with minimal decorative elements and have become an important element in the restoration and reinterpretation process of the building.  It is interesting how giwa roof tiles, patterned with rose of Sharon, are placed on top of the bay dormer windows that were designed to create boarding space in the lower part of the roof.

The first floor of Pinson Hall had a narrow corridor along which rooms for two people were lined up. At the southern end was a rest area where students gathered to chat and relax.  The second floor was used in different ways, as an open and private space, when it was a dormitory, and it is believed that Yoon Dongju lodged here in his third year of college. It is impressive how the light shines in brightly through the repetitive windows.  he third floor, which was relatively well-maintained, is where you can see Yoon Dongju’s poetry stone, the Literary Garden, and the seasonal changes at a glance outside the windows. This is also where the poet created his prose, “Shooting at the Moon”, focusing on the sound of pine trees and the moonlight outside the window on an autumn night of his first year in college.

The front door Yoon Dongju entered and exited, the stairs he climbed up and down, and the windows he looked out to enjoy the four seasons are all preserved as they were.