The fountain's function is defined entirely by its surface. The grooves, breaks, lines, and textures act as a guide for the water it recycles. The design was also intended, according to Judith Larkin, as an artist's impression of central Pennsylvania's geomorphology. The visual breaks in the design between carved and jagged granite reference the series of mountains and valleys that make up central Pennsylvania's landscape.
The water feature was installed as a cooling agent in the newly re-constructed Pollock road street scape, a project that won the Merit Award for Excellence in Landscape Architecture. The function of the plaza, according to Paul Ruskin of OPP was to create "places anew from what were previously ill-defined outdoor areas." Though the project had been primarily devised as a way to minimize traffic by making a more narrow road, numerous granite seating areas were added. The fountain was intended merely as a visual focal point for the plaza, and as a backdrop for one of the most heavily populated areas of campus.
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