The urban ground plane has typically been understood and experienced as a rigid surface with the simple purpose of supporting its occupants. If this ground plane was reintroduced with material and contextual plasticity it has potential to open up a new realm of undefined spatial encounters. Considering that the Metro entrance is one of the most kinetic and trafficked places within the public realm, it is an ideal module in which to test this scenario. Because of this tendency for movement, one would assume that the architecture should have a direct translation to the particular of the ephemeral circumstances. However, the metro entrance is often prototypical and thus problematic to the site specificity. By proposing the attribute of plasticity into this form, we create potential for site specificity based on the way the form can be manipulated in the moments of occupation. The form is thus becomes an organism that is dependent on the environmental changes applied to it.
