▁the ▁Konst f ack ▁( Te chn ical ▁College ). ▁At ▁first , ▁he ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁water color ist ▁and ▁et cher ; ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Ax el ▁T all berg ▁and ▁. ▁▁ ▁He ▁designed ▁factory ▁and ▁office ▁buildings , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁worker ▁housing , ▁for ▁several ▁large ▁Swedish ▁companies ; ▁not ably ▁in ▁Hall st ah am mar , ▁F ager sta , ▁Str å ss a , ▁Kö ping ▁and ▁N ack a . ▁He ▁also ▁designed , ▁ret irement ▁homes , ▁man ors , ▁vill as ▁and ▁sp as , ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁Notable ▁examples ▁are ▁the ▁Te ach ers ' ▁Rest ▁Home , ▁outside ▁Stockholm ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁L är k staden , ▁an ▁area ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁garden ▁city ▁movement . ▁▁▁ ▁N umer ous ▁a partment ▁buildings ▁in ▁Asp ud den ▁and ▁M ids omm ark r ansen ▁were ▁of ▁his ▁design ; ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁development ▁company , ▁. ▁They ▁are ▁en closed ▁neighborhood ▁buildings ▁with ▁orn ate ▁g ables , ▁bay ▁windows ▁and ▁ang led ▁ce il ings ▁in ▁a ▁simplified ▁Art ▁N ouve au ▁style , ▁and ▁give ▁those ▁areas ▁their ▁distinct ive ▁character . ▁They ▁also ▁commission ed ▁him ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁for ▁a ▁water ▁f ount ain ▁in ▁Asp ud den . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁he ▁designed ▁eight ▁vill as ▁in ▁N ack a ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁areas ; ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁burn ed ▁down