“Um ATarrafa neighborhood children, shopkeepers, and residents have organically incorporated the platform into their everyday lives over the last few years.”This modest, muted-red platform placed in a neglected site within one of Sharjah's dense neighborhoods might seem like an unassuming entry to the Sharjah Architecture Triennale, but the platform demonstrates how minimal elements can influence urban ground redefinition to the public. Beyond providing support, the platform defines a public ground which fosters performances and interactions, giving residents agency to constantly reinvent it for small community gatherings