We took the primitive geometry of the cube, and began to subtract simple forms to seat our audience: the adult, the child, the plant, and the book. This strategy resulted in a desired playful nature, further enhanced by the multiplication of the block to create our desired bench. The seat serves as both a planter (to respond to environmental sustainability) depending on the orientation of the block. The book storage was of key interest to us; realizing that social sustainability was an overlooked concept that is key to our urban environments. As a result, the bench would have a space available for people to take a book, and leave a book.