Copenhagen is known widely for its playful use of recreational harbor bathing facilities that have become a community space of socializing and entertainment for people of all ages, year-round. A new harbor bath has been proposed for Nokken, a quiet and relaxed community made of garden allotments located along the harbor South-East of Copenhagen. This new structure, while attracting people to the area, will be subtle, elegantly blending into the shoreline with little encroachment or disruption to the neighborhood. Respecting the nature of the surrounding neighborhood, inspiration for the shape of the bath was developed from that of a leaf. The west side of the bath will be a sloping hill hiding the bath’s amenities beneath from view, leaving only beautiful green grass to be seen from the neighborhood. The East side of the bath will be made of wood decking allowing space for sun bathing, a gentle decent to the water, and a tower of stairs for jumping into the pools.
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