What can not be missing in your suitcase for Denmark: swimsuit and flip flops!
“Highlight the importance of water in the history, culture and vibrant urban life of Copenhagen”, that is the purpose of Waterfront Culture Center Possibly the most beautiful public swimming pool in the world.
the japanese study Kengo Kuma & Associates won the competition to build it, in collaboration with Danish architects Cornelius Vöge, Søren Jensen Engineers and Niels Sigsgaard.
“What we seek is to create an experience, and not just an independent object, in which landscape, art and architecture are unified and defined by water”, explains Yuki Ikeguchi, lead architect of the project.
Possibly the most amazing pool in the world
The design proposal for this water temple offers various experiences around this element: games of light and shadow, sauna and steam bath areas and a combination of materials that provide purity to the lines of the building.
Christiansholm Island, better known as Paper Island Because it was previously used as a warehouse by the Danish press, it has been the chosen location to build the Waterfront Cultural Center.
The complex was articulated architecturally in a series of pyramids in response to the work master plan guide for the area.
What differentiates the so-called Water Culture House from the rest of the buildings in said masterplan is that the architecture does not have a single front, but is multidirectional so that it is Easily accessible from various locations.
“We want to offer a spontaneous, open and tangible place, that brings the memory of vibrant nature to Paper Island”, they comment.
The top floor offers panoramic views of the gate and the city
For the facade, brick has been chosen “with the aim of relating it to the context of the area and highlighting the quality and aesthetics of traditional Danish craftsmanship”, they comment from Kengo Kuma Associates.
What are we going to find when we walk through the doors of the Waterfront Culture Center? Several indoor and outdoor pools that open up to the sea like infinity pools.
In addition, in glass pools bathers They will be able to swim through the pyramids.
The complex will be located on Christiansholm Island, better known as Paper Island.
The Waterfront Culture Center will be divided into three levels: earth, sky and oasis. The main pools are located on the ground floor, with views of the city and the port.
The sky level is dedicated to wellness and has a gym, ice bucket, sauna and offices. In the oasis, with an extraordinary panoramic view of the Danish capital, we find a tropical therapy garden, heated pool and a cafeteria.
The opening date is not yet known, but what is clear is that as soon as we dive into these pools, We are going to feel like a fish in water!
The building is divided into three levels: earth, sky and oasis