Copenhagen Habour Bath

Copenhagen's harbour has been transformed from an industrial port and traffic junction to being the cultural and social centre of the city.

The Copenhagen Harbour Bath has been instrumental in this evolution. It extends the adjacent park over the water by incorporating the practical needs and demands for accessibility, safety and programmatic flexibility. Rather than imitating the traditional Danish indoor swimming bath, the Harbour Bath offers an urban harbour landscape with dry-docks, piers, boat ramps, cliffs, playgrounds and pontoons. As a terraced landscape, the Harbour Bath completes the transition from land to water, making it possible for the citizens of Copenhagen to go for a swim in the middle of the city.

The design of the 1600m2 Copenhagen Harbour Bath arose from a desire to extend the park areas into the water in a way that addresses the practical necessities in relation to safety and accessibility. It has a unique identity and was developed for only 4 million DDK.

With a beautiful view of the city’s spires and the life on the waterfront the harbor bath gives Copenhageners an opportunity to swim in the city’s harbor for free, and thus, it is a facility that creates pure joy.