The Black Box
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The Black Box
When Lewerentz's wife Edith died (March 17, 1969), he moved in
1970 to Kävlingevägen 26 in Lund. He was able to do this thanks to
the appreciation of a young colleague, the architect Klas Anselm, who
not only gave him free use of a house he owned, but also converted
and expanded it to meet Lewerentz's needs. The most important
change was the construction of a studio in the garden. It became a tar-
scented box with floors of spruce boards, the walls were made of
asphalt-impregnated wood fiber boards and the roof was covered with
aluminum cardboard. Three plastic domes on the diagonal provided
light, but not transparency. In one corner was a door that led out into
the garden. Its design explains the name - The Black Box
THE BLACK BOX
When Lewerentz's wife Edith died (March 17, 1969), he
moved in 1970 to Kävlingevägen 26 in Lund. He was
able to do this thanks to the appreciation of a young
colleague, the architect Klas Anselm, who not only gave
him free use of a house he owned, but also converted
and expanded it to meet Lewerentz's needs. The most
important change was the construction of a studio in the
garden. It became a tar-scented box with floors of
spruce boards, the walls were made of asphalt-
impregnated wood fiber boards and the roof was
covered with aluminum cardboard. Three plastic domes
on the diagonal provided light, but not transparency. In
one corner was a door that led out into the garden. Its
design explains the name - The Black Box
