“The Bench” Pavilion serves as a dynamic space of rest and entertainment for its visitors, emphasizing integrated structure, seating, and lighting. The pavilion’s components are arranged throughout the site and around the central podium to establish a variety of conditions. Visitors can sit on, enjoy a meal at, or interact with the different components at various scales and orientations, ensuring different experiences depending on the time of day or year, and the components with which they choose to interact. The pavilion balances a sense of whimsy and playfulness with a curved, elegant form and a carefully calculated design development. This is a space which can be inhabited and appreciated by all, and which provides each visitor with a variety of experiences.