Copenhagen’s eight-year-long harbour project opens this December with 10 public pools

Now, the next time you visit Copenhagen, there’s even more reason to pack a swimsuit. The city’s historic waterfront welcomes a long-awaited new addition on Saturday 5 December: a public swimming pool set to become a new landmark along the city’s harbour.

Designed by Japanese architecture practice Kengo Kuma Associates, Kai is the new 5,800 square-metre bathing house that has been eight years in the making. It promises ten pools in total, including an open-air rooftop pool and a heated…