The current building's location was already considered an appropriate place to build a new school as early as 1902, with several building proposals being made. When these proposals were deemed unacceptable, a request was made to the three architects Erik Josephson, Ragnar Östberg, and Axel Anderberg to draft new building proposals. While none of the new proposals were deemed acceptable, the one by Axel Anderberg was considered the most viable for further development. Georg Ringström was tasked with developing and drafting the new proposals. One of these, a four story design, was accepted and awarded a grant of 882 000 Swedish krona to be built.