This is our proposal for the renovation of an existing elementary school building into a lifelong learning center for the local community. We proposed to reinforce the old building, which does not meet the current earthquake-proof standards, by covering them with the earthquake-resisting walls made of glass blocks and steel plates. We aimed to hide the earthquake-resisting structures from view　by the envelope of glass blocks The space enclosed by glass blocks functions as a buffer zone, which absorbs energy from the outside, such as light, heat, noise and seismic energy. It looks as if the school building was frozen in glass. While the building is preserved intact, it is also completely made over. The space in the present and the space in memory overlap through the transparent glass blocks.