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Lunds Stadshall (Town Hall Lund)
Stortorget 9, Lund
1961 - 1964
The
town hall of the small Swedish town Lund was built according to a
design by the swedish architect and artist Klas Anshelm. The building
is located at the main square of Lund, and forms an ensemble togehter
with the rebuilt older Rådhuset, which is of a classicist design. This
ensemble constitutes the distinguished eastern flank of the Stortorget.
The Town Hall Lund by Klas Anshelm is the result of an
invited competition with a number of renowned architects. The building
houses a concert hall and a session where the Lund City Council holds
its meetings. This building contrasts with the usually classical floor
plans drawn by Klas Anshelm. The construction rises above an triangular
plan with clipped corners. The auditorium of a mandorla shape is placed
within this triangle, surrounded by foyers, and rising above the roof
line of the main volume. The foyes are generously glazed,and offer vast
vistas of the city. The building was changed only little over the
years, perhaps the most unfortunate alteration is the thickening of the
porch roof.