Lund + Slaatto chose the square floor plan and rectangular design language to respond to the surrounding housing blocks. The most unusual feature is the inverted, asymmetrical dome which supposedly arose from a certain kind of space age sensibility the architects had at the time. (Special thanks to Henning Nielsen)
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Construction in bricks and concrete.
Together with Viksjø's H-Block from 1958, the Y-Block, represents a key work of Norwegian post-war modernism. Also, the facade's mural by Pablo Picasso contributes to the significance of the building.