{"id":11592,"date":"2020-03-11T17:36:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T16:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xn--vandkulturhusetpapiren-pjc.dk\/om-vandkulturhuset-paa-papiroeen\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:35:04","slug":"on-the-water-culture-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xn--vandkulturhusetpapiren-pjc.dk\/en\/on-the-water-culture-house\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Water Culture House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

The new Water Culture House, which will be built on the island of Christiansholm (known locally as ‘Paper Island’), a historic island in the Port of Copenhagen, is a gift to the residents of Copenhagen and to the city’s visitors. It is an exceptional building and will be a setting where people will enjoy a unique swimming experience, right in the heart of the Port of Copenhagen.<\/h3>\n

It is also an idea that was conceived by the people of Copenhagen themselves. In 2015, the City of Copenhagen launched a competition which asked residents to pitch ideas for a new recreational and cultural centre on the Copenhagen island of Christiansholm. It received 160 proposals. The majority of the responses proposed the building of some kind of swimming facility on the island.<\/p>\n

The City of Copenhagen issued an international invitation to tender for the contract for the design of the Water Culture House on the Copenhagen island of Christiansholm in February 2017. The City of Copenhagen then selected two finalists, who qualified their tender for the future Water Culture House on the Copenhagen island of Christians\u00adholm. Nordea-fonden supported the architectural competition, providing DKK 2.1 million.<\/p>\n

The winner of the architectural competition was officially announced in December 2017 – Kengo Kuma & Associates together with Cornelius V\u00f6ge Atelier for Arkitektur and S\u00f8ren Jensen R\u00e5d\u00adgivende Ingeni\u00f8rfirma. The overall develop\u00adment of the Copenhagen island of Christiansholm started in 2018 and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026, when the building of the new Water Culture House is also expected to be completed.<\/p>\n

The Water Culture House costs DKK 955 million to build. Nordea-fonden has supported the project with DKK 521 million, and the City of Copenhagen has contributed with an interest- and repayment-free loan of DKK 421 million and Ejendomsfonden has contributed DKK 13 million. In addition, Nordea-fonden has supported the project with DKK 25 million for sustainability initiatives.<\/p>\n

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The Water Culture House will be located on the north-western corner of the Copenhagen island of Christiansholm.<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t

Japanese architecture on Copenhagen’s waterfront<\/b><\/p>\n

The Water Culture House will be completed in the second half of 2026 and its architecture will be unlike anything seen in Copenhagen before, focussing on indoor and outdoor aquatic activities in the Port of Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

The building will be a cluster of cone-shaped volumes made from bricks whose colour will match the grey tones of the surrounding buildings, ‘resting’ on a ribbon of glass. The main attraction will be an outdoor pool in a ‘valley’ created by the roof structure, which will ensure that bathers enjoy a unique experience. There will also be outdoor pools of varying depths close to the quay.<\/p>\n

About the architectural competition<\/b><\/p>\n

The architectural competition was for a Water Culture House of up to 5,000 m\u00b2 that included swimming and clubs and associations facilities, a promenade and harbour bathing facilities on the Copenhagen island of Christiansholm. The architectural competition was launched as an international EU invitation to tender.<\/p>\n

The panel of judges consisted of the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen, Carl Christian Ebbesen, who was the then mayor of the Culture and Leisure Committee, Morten Kabell, who was the then mayor of the Technical and Environ\u00admental Committee, Mogens Hugo, who was the then Chairman of the Board of Governors of Nordea-fonden and architects Lars Steffensen and Reiulf Ramstad.<\/p>\n\t

The team behind
\nthe Water Culture House<\/h4>\n
\n
Client<\/h5>\n

Ejendomsfonden Vandkulturhuset Papir\u00f8en<\/a><\/p>\n

Contributors<\/h5>\n

Nordea-fonden<\/a> and K\u00f8benhavns Kommune<\/a><\/p>\n

Client Consultancy Services<\/h5>\n

COWI A\/S<\/a><\/p>\n

Turn Key Contractor<\/h5>\n

MT H\u00f8jgaard AS<\/a><\/p>\n

Total Consultant<\/h5>\n

Kengo Kuma & Associates<\/a><\/p>\n

Sub-consultants<\/h5>\nVilhelm Lauritzen Architects<\/a> :
\nArchitects\nS\u00f8ren Jensen R\u00e5dgivende Ingeni\u00f8rfirma<\/a> :
\nEngineering – construction, technique\nKI R\u00e5dgivende Ingeni\u00f8rer ApS<\/a> :
\nEngineering – steel constructions\nCOWI A\/S Building East<\/a> :
\nFacade engineering\nJesper Kongshaug<\/a> :
\nLight design\n
Former sub-consultants<\/h5>\nCornelius V\u00f6ge Atelier for Arkitektur<\/a> :
\nArchitects – until and incl. disposition proposal\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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