Erik Gunnar Asplund was an architect in a changing society and world. Because of this, Asplund was responsible for the design of a department store in Uppsala, Sweden during the 1930s. He decided to take a much more modern approach to this building than architects before him. Asplund decided to hide all of the columns in this building so that they were not shown from the street for people to see. This is one of his lesser-known buildings. There is not much that is can be found about the history of this building. While many of his buildings would be used as inspiration for architects after him, very few would ever look into the Bredenberg Department Store.

To the modern eye, the building may not look all too impressive, but to the average Swedish citizen, it was very unique. The lack of columns, combined with the minimal vertical movement in this building caused this building to stand out among those next to it. Erik Gunnar Asplund was an architect in a changing society and because of that, Asplund decided to change with it.